The Most Gilt Republic of Fhaengshia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Consul Ahliero with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, infamous sell-swords, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.183 billion Fhaengshians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fhaendhaw. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Fhaengshian economy, worth 498 trillion Szchequinns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 156,693 Szchequinns, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 902,131 per year while the poor average 13,044, a ratio of 69.2 to 1.

The importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, it's a long jump to get onto the housing ladder, Fhaengshians are regularly fired for looking at MyFace during their lunch breaks, and a policy of plausible deniability helps protect the government from athletic doping scandals. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Fhaengshia's national animal is the Wyvern Cheese Bat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Shih.

Fhaengshia is ranked 1,127^th in the world and 29^th in the West Pacific for Rudest Citizens, with 313.28 insults per minute.