The Federal Republic of Fratanica is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Lukas Wolf with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.855 billion Fratanicans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Viras. The average income tax rate is 75.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Fratanican economy, worth 742 trillion Frats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is 57,767 Frats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, surveillance cameras are banned, flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug, and people accuse the government of being in bed with Big Safety. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fratanica's national animal is the Lafret Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Fratanica is ranked 19,928^th in the world and 1,093^rd in The North Pacific for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 15.49 Bank.