The Republic of The FDA is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 18 million FDAians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 36.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The developing FDAian economy, worth 633 billion lolas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 35,179 lolas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, Harry Potter books are banned, and a PhD just ain't what it used to be. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The FDA's national animal is the T Rex penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The FDA is ranked 59,744^th in the world and 462^nd in Europe for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 47.2 on the Kitten Softness Rating.