The Colony of Friula is a mammoth, efficient nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9.177 billion Friulans enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The thriving Friulan economy, worth 580 trillion districtas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 63,209 districtas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 210,383 per year while the poor average 14,151, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, organ donation is compulsory, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Friula's national animal is the hawk, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Friula is ranked 119,202^nd in the world and 1^st in Trieste for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 84.85 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.