The Commonwealth of Firhaven is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 358 million Firhaveners love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fogport. The average income tax rate is 47.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Firhavenian economy, worth 31.3 trillion rainmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 87,561 rainmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, the Department of Health is snowed under by requests for crisper ciabatta and tenderer tagliatelle, and rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Firhaven's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Firhaven is ranked 119,137^th in the world and 737^th in the West Pacific for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 2,006.28 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.