The Republic of Fachu 16 is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 343 million Fachu 16ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 45.2%.

The sizeable but sluggish Fachu 16ian economy, worth 11.8 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Trout Farming, Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 34,321 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, sexually-starved male dinosaurs terrorise tourists during weekly breakouts from Mesozoic Park, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, and the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fachu 16's national animal is the falcon.

Fachu 16 is ranked 106,190^th in the world and 9^th in Fachu Puppet Storage for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,133.82 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.