The Principality of Farrinostan is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 2.637 billion Farrinostanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 26.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Farrinostanian economy, worth 134 trillion pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,075 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, builders across Farrinostan are blocked up with orders for new public loos, the Farrinostan Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', and giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Leader is a silly poophead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Farrinostan's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Farrinostan is ranked 78,569^th in the world and 635^th in the Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 38,497.12 Standard Monetary Units.