The Republic of FourFishing is a very large, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 391 million FourFishingians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 37.7%.

The very strong FourFishingian economy, worth 23.3 trillion Cards a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,549 Cards, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants, street crime is on the rise as police officers spend most of their time in prisons, there's no escape from the rule of law... or police brutality, and the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. FourFishing's national animal is the Card, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

FourFishing is ranked 186,190^th in the world and 86^th in Fish Storage for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 670.13 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.