The Federal Republic of Respidon is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Alice Forsyth with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, soft-spoken computers, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.047 billion Respidonians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Respidonia. The average income tax rate is 77.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Respidonian economy, worth 352 trillion Respidates a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 115,728 Respidates, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The hills are alive with the sound of ringtones, cops in Respidonia spend much of their time napping on a park bench next to Embassy Row, interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories", and the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Respidon's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Respidon is ranked 255,889^th in the world and 3,528^th in the South Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -6.88 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.