The Free Federal Republic of Flahaten is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Home Council with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.713 billion Flahathians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Flahaten City. The average income tax rate is 86.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Flahatenian economy, worth 310 trillion Bucks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,419 Bucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

From the highest mountain to the deepest cave - one can always count on finding a good cell signal in Flahaten, genetic researchers have been expelled, the comic book series 'Home Council and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, and pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flahaten's national animal is the White-Crested Black Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Flahaten is ranked 19,876^th in the world and 710^th in The North Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 93,072.79 Standard Monetary Units.