The People's Imperivm of Ferranghia is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Admiral with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 23.319 billion Ferranghians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of UnterFerronia I. The average income tax rate is 9.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ferranghian economy, worth a remarkable 8,443 trillion Ferrs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 362,065 Ferrs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is plagued with uncertainty, jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment, squatters are reclaiming abandoned igloos, and basketball players are sick and tired of the court. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ferranghia's national animal is the crow, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ferranghia is ranked 909^th in the world and 16^th in Europe for Highest Poor Incomes, with 288,011.19 Standard Monetary Units.