The Republic of Frictochy is a titanic, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning elephant population. The democratic population of 12.478 billion Frictochyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 23.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Frictochyian economy, worth 390 trillion lire a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,264 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Sneezing pedestrians are grabbed by alley-lurking doctors. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Frictochy's national animal is the elephant.

Frictochy is ranked 148,592^nd in the world and 7,959^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 62.71 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.