The United Kingdom of Faider is a massive, safe nation, notable for its smutty television, compulsory vegetarianism, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.181 billion Faiderians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 80.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Faiderian economy, worth 310 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 142,296 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The military's newest toy broadcasts Faider's anthem on hostile frequencies to drive enemies insane, the standard government reply to any query is "there is no spoon", citizens often glare angrily at jet contrails, and vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Faider's national animal is the turtle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Faider is ranked 318,400^th in the world and 1,131^st in Concord for Nicest Citizens, with 0.46 average smiles per day.