The Kingdom of Ferrense Empire is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its national health service, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 244 million Ferrenses 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 18.2%.

The very strong Ferrense Empirean economy, worth 20.5 trillion Talquins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 83,943 Talquins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Arthritic surgeons with tremulous fingers reassure patients that they are in safe hands, athletes are renowned for being the best at maths, popular political cartoonists are thrown in jail for inciting dissent, and children are expected to carve their own toys. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ferrense Empire's national animal is the Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ferrense Empire is ranked 99,579^th in the world and 66^th in Byzantion for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.99 law-abiding acts per hour.