The Woodhouse Sanctum of The Flaneur is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, triple-decker prams, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.417 billion Flaneurians 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 Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 29.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Flaneurian economy, worth 246 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 55,769 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Parents tell their children 'what a lovely mistake you turned out to be', discarded pennies litter the streets, no cul-de-sac or trailer park is complete without a gambling parlor, and children who refuse to share their crayons are arrested. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Flaneur's national animal is the Death's-head hawkmoth, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

The Flaneur is ranked 134,585^th in the world and 1^st in Moorea for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,414.31 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.