The Federation of Horacko Federation is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 892 million Horackians 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 Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kamenná-upon-Oslava. The average income tax rate is 36.2%.

The powerhouse Horackian economy, worth 74.9 trillion Oslavas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 83,982 Oslavas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, the importance of winning Olympic gold medals is indoctrinated from an early age, newspapers are celebrating Leader saving over a million cats from trees, and escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Horacko Federation's national animal is the Buzzard, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Horacko Federation is ranked 30,891^st in the world and 145^th in Conch Kingdom for Healthiest Citizens, with 8.06 bananas ingested per day.