The Holy Empire of The Flerkens is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, devout population of 554 million Flerkensians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government prioritizes Spirituality, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 40.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Flerkensian economy, worth 18.7 trillion Yen a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 33,740 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Military parades quietly tiptoe their way through the streets, foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, and school plays were recently banned due to concerns of child endangerment. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Flerkens's national animal is the cat.

The Flerkens is ranked 212,835^th in the world and 19^th in The Southern Lands for Smartest Citizens, with 24.6 quips per hour.