The Republic of Fayon is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 92 million Fayonians, 88 million of whom are zombies, enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 8.9%.

The Fayonian economy, worth 15.1 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,752 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Fayon's national animal is the parrot.

Fayon is ranked 281,946^th in the world and 4^th in Despotic Magnates of the Cognoscenti for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -6.32 on the Clooney Contribution Index.