The Commonwealth of Santa Franco is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 305 million Francoanos 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rio de Aria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.3%.

The powerhouse Francaoano economy, worth 23.2 trillion Dolores a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,134 Dolores, with the richest citizens earning 9.0 times as much as the poorest.

Praying at the office can see you terminated for napping, the taste of spices can sail a thousand ships, Santa Franco has designated Rio de Aria as its capital city, and it's a marvellous night for a moon dance as the sparks on your home start to rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Santa Franco's national animal is the Red-Tailed Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Santa Franco is ranked 1,913^th in the world and 1^st in The Pacifica for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 8,253.03 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.