The Palisman of Flap Jack is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Hunter with an even hand, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, infamous sell-swords, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 9.876 billion Flap Jackians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Boiling Isles. The average income tax rate is 76.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Flap Jackian economy, worth 954 trillion Snails a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 96,572 Snails, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Space research funding has hit a recent high while several military bases are being closed down, the nation's economic policies have a narrow area of effect, countless government officials are accused of espionage, and the minority inevitably have their addenda vetoed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flap Jack's national animal is the Cardinal, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cards.

Flap Jack is ranked 39,156^th in the world and 1^st in Connecticut for Most Developed, scoring 80.09 on the Human Development Index.