The Federal Republic of Respidon is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Alice Forsyth with a fair hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, ban on automobiles, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.012 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 Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Respidonia. The average income tax rate is 76.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Respidonian economy, worth 348 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 115,761 Respidates, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government election advice reads like a restaurant menu, citizens are deployed to barren deserts to protect small territorial claims, the Respidonian government is the world's largest NGO, and the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping. 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 10,832^nd in the world and 311^th in the South Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,376.75 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.