The Kingdom of Le Free Republic is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by King Capsaicin with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, public floggings, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 6.628 billion Cookieses are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scovilla. The average income tax rate is 65.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Le Free Republician economy, worth 826 trillion Hot Hits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 124,681 Hot Hits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Only the richest get to see out of their windows, heavy industry grinds to a halt as new equipment must be biked in, economists claim no news is good news, and the government terminates employment with extreme prejudice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Le Free Republic's national animal is the Platypus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is The Spice.

Le Free Republic is ranked 13,128^th in the world and 572^nd in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 54.3 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.