The Republic of Farconia is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Armando Quesadilla with a fair hand, and remarkable for its flagrant waste-dumping, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.384 billion Farconians 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, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hudenfeld City. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Farconian economy, worth 171 trillion Farconian Pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 123,953 Farconian Pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voters are one of the nation's top imports, the automobile industry is sitting up and taking notice of the new 24 hour race events... as are the track's sleepless neighbours, a survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, and the richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Farconia's national animal is the Pelican, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity - Borean Patriarchal Church.

Farconia is ranked 41,263^rd in the world and 96^th in The Frontier Sea for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 208.12 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.