The Democratic Republic of Franchise is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Kim Star-Allstar with an even hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 4.419 billion Franchiseans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Batangas. The average income tax rate is 59.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Franchisean economy, worth 704 trillion Franchisean Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 159,384 Franchisean Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Troublemakers boast about how many times they have to visit their therapist, carpet bombing has decimated Brasilistan's landscape and population, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, and the nation's air missiles have killed thousands of Brasilistan military personnel. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Franchise's national animal is the Frank, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Franchisean.

Franchise is ranked 8,773^rd in the world and 251^st in the South Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 98.49 quips per hour.