The Empire of Farschenburg is a huge, safe nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 753 million Farschenburgians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.4%.

The powerhouse Farschenburgian economy, worth 68.9 trillion Yen a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,451 Yen, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 429,845 per year while the poor average 11,576, a ratio of 37.1 to 1.

Public parks are on the upswing, the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return, and careless Maxémon Trainers have been the cause of numerous search and rescue operations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Farschenburg's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Farschenburg is ranked 267,979^th in the world and 5,805^th in The North Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -8.94 on the Clooney Contribution Index.