The Borderlands of Faceplace is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, feral children, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, devout population of 138 million Faceplaceans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 50.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Faceplacean economy, worth 4.66 trillion butts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 33,798 butts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, Faceplace successfully hosted the Land of Faceplace Olympics, the banshee wail foretells skies of death, and the breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in Faceplace. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem. Faceplace's national animal is the Tucan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Faceplace is ranked 237,350^th in the world and 5^th in Land of Faceplace for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -2.83 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.