The Democratic Arzielist Empire of The Great Furrican Empire is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Grand Emperor His Majesty Arziel Koto with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and national health service. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 1.878 billion Furrihonese are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Furrkyo. The average income tax rate is 72.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Furrihonese economy, worth 240 trillion Orange Buxes a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 127,978 Orange Buxes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

New safety regulations require all cars manufactured in The Great Furrican Empire to be bombproof, strategic bombers are being converted into preschools, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, and the Great Furrihonese Desert is reputedly the most uninhabitable place in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Great Furrican Empire's national animal is the Mighty WhiskerWolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is State Scientific Atheism.

The Great Furrican Empire is ranked 292,725^th in the world and 5,796^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 5.67 pounds of wildlife per square mile.