The Confederacy of Faltriq is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 40 million Faltriqis have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 37.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Faltriqi economy, worth 2.15 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,860 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, losing your sock key may require surgical intervention, and juries are mostly made up of wealthy busybodies and ex-convicts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Faltriq's national animal is the Meditteranean Gull, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Faltriq is ranked 134,151^st in the world and 149^th in Wintreath for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,290.24 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.