The Flight of Drone is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Pilot with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.294 billion Drones 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 relatively small government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Airport. The average income tax rate is 22.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Drone economy, worth 461 trillion Batteries a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,655 Batteries, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Retirement homes are filled with foreign war criminals, business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions, a suspicious number of male students have joined the Ladies' Wrestling League, and the nation is weighing the price of victory following a nuclear strike. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Drone's national animal is the Hawk.

Drone is ranked 235,391^st in the world and 33^rd in Jyzeria for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 515.82 on the Societal Mobility Rating.