The Commonwealth of Flounder is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 4.456 billion Flounderians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 21.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Flounderian economy, worth 181 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,759 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", a major religion has been named as Flounder's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Flounder in an international press conference, and Flounder has designated Flounder City as its capital city. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flounder's national animal is the Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Flounder is ranked 191,880^th in the world and 6^th in Mariehamn for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,254.07 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.