The Empire of Faika is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, digital currency, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.433 billion J o Jians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Beckley. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.4%.

The very strong Faikan economy, worth 249 trillion Stolen Lightsabers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 72,677 Stolen Lightsabers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 212,850 per year while the poor average 19,576, a ratio of 10.9 to 1.

People talk about things being better when men were men, the Faikan Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, the military perceives nations hit by natural disasters as "easy pickings", and a degree in Leader Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Faika's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Faika is ranked 288,863^rd in the world and 2^nd in Nova Lux for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 249.44 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.