The Republic of Flying Pig 54 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its avant-garde cinema, zero percent divorce rate, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.973 billion Flying Pig 54ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Flying Pig 54ian economy, worth 449 trillion Porks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,070 Porks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The fattest folk in Flying Pig 54 look to be the happiest ones, children seem to be getting better at lying these days, incompetent former soldiers have been re-employed as incompetent cleaners and kitchen staff, and the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flying Pig 54's national animal is the Pig, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Flying Pig 54 is ranked 29,210^th in the world and 1^st in Vendetta Security for Most Developed, scoring 83.58 on the Human Development Index.