The Federal Republic of Fallgriffin is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Maj Gen Greogory Twilight with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, pith helmet sales, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 16.734 billion Fallgriffinians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of South NorthWest East Lawndale. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Fallgriffinian economy, worth a remarkable 6,605 trillion chromium kaegyds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 394,744 chromium kaegyds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines, folk singers have replaced personal injury lawyers in being ridiculed as "ambulance chasers", antique comic book collectors are disappointed to hear that their treasures are worth exactly as little as their mothers said they were, and Brancaland has gifted over nine thousand putrid moose carcasses to Fallgriffin as a reminder of their "special relationship". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Fallgriffin's national animal is the Ferret, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Maj Gen Gregory Twilight warship.

Fallgriffin is ranked 637^th in the world and 12^th in the West Pacific for Most Armed, with 26.43 Weapons Per Person.