The Democratic Republic of Frelon is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Sofia Davidova with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, parental licensing program, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.011 billion Frelonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Frelon City. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Frelonian economy, worth 519 trillion Goldenrods a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 129,597 Goldenrods, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The FBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, and a government program is underway to revitalize Frelon's beaches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Frelon's national animal is the tiger moth, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Frelon is ranked 11,311^th in the world and 7^th in Federation Of Sovereign States for Highest Poor Incomes, with 118,386.72 Standard Monetary Units.