The Universal empire of Farno is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Luther Luice XVIII with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.819 billion Farnoans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Gerion. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Farnoan economy, worth 274 trillion Aks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 151,105 Aks, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Wigged-out hunters report playing croquet with the Queen of Hearts, love means always having to say you're sorry, jaywalking is punishable by public flogging, and fiscal policy hawks decry the sizable "panem et circenses" fund added to the public budget. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Farno's national animal is the Farnoan White Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Zeinthisum.

Farno is ranked 248,656^th in the world and 1,332^nd in 10000 Islands for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -7.14 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.