The Republic of Flannes is a large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 102 million Flannesians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 31.2%.

The Flannesian economy, worth 4.16 trillion flaeses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 40,828 flaeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, the nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard, police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, and builders across Flannes are blocked up with orders for new public loos. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flannes's national animal is the Firefly.

Flannes is ranked 278,752^nd in the world and 3,837^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 634.75 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.