The Empire of FF Merc is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its burgeoning crocodile population. The hard-working population of 382 million FF Mercians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.5%.

The very strong FF Mercian economy, worth 20.4 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Soda Sales, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 53,303 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 162,831 per year while the poor average 13,524, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. FF Merc's national animal is the crocodile.

FF Merc is ranked 123,845^th in the world and 1^st in The Mercenaries for Most Developed, scoring 58.15 on the Human Development Index.