The Republic of Kingdom of Franconia is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, infamous sell-swords, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 928 million Kingdom of Franconians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Kingdom of Franconian economy, worth 98.0 trillion Ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 105,624 Ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 368,675 per year while the poor average 22,012, a ratio of 16.7 to 1.

Governments opposing Kingdom of Franconia are beset by rebels, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, ancestry test results arrive bundled with patent applications, and nobody draws smiley faces on receipts anymore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kingdom of Franconia's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Kingdom of Franconia is ranked 30,018^th in the world and 86^th in Novaya Zemlya for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,665.41 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.