The Existing Place of Orphogron is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Connor Francis with a fair hand, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 2.64 billion Orphogronians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arnoc. The average income tax rate is 33.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Orphogronic economy, worth 330 trillion Qwerties a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 125,076 Qwerties, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Airplane passengers who purchase "basic economy" tickets are often assigned seats in the lavatory, the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents, annual Formula One races bring the capital to a screeching halt, and high school bands practice by moonlight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Orphogron's national animal is the Long-Legged Cave-Dwelling Catfish-Bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Orphogron is ranked 76,157^th in the world and 50^th in Corsair for Most Corrupt Governments, with 26.68 kickbacks per hour.