The Federation of Libearte is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Charles de Mont-Blanc with a fair hand, and notable for its frequent executions, digital currency, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.93 billion Libeartians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Micqaus-Chaivaux. The average income tax rate is 44.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Libeartean economy, worth 610 trillion Solliars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Retail, Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 208,313 Solliars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Cremation is compulsory for the deceased, all guns must be registered, the police double as repo men, and proper policy proposals prerequire professional peer-reviewed papers. Crime is totally unknown. Libearte's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Libearte is ranked 235,435^th in the world and 65^th in Union of Allied States for Fattest Citizens, with 8.09 Obesity Rate.