The Republic of Gyrfalc is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, anti-smoking policies, and hatred of cheese. The hard-working, democratic population of 15.892 billion Gyrfalcians 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 Administration. The average income tax rate is 41.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Gyrfalcian economy, worth 996 trillion $$s a year, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,685 $$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A stitch in time could see you serving nine, all beauty contests have been banned, park rangers perform full-body searches on suspected fungus smugglers, and a tax exemption has created a new hunger for octogenarian millionaires dating women 60 years their younger. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gyrfalc's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Gyrfalc is ranked 144,978^th in the world and 1^st in Eyrie for Highest Food Quality, scoring 16.12 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.