The Periodical of The Forest Leaf is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Leaf population. The hard-working population of 1.55 billion Forest Leafians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 22.5%.

The Forest Leafian economy, worth 62.1 trillion Words a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 40,083 Words, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Forest Leaf's national animal is the Leaf.

The Forest Leaf is ranked 187,893^rd in the world and 214^th in Forest for Safest, scoring 57.19 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.