The People's Republic of Union of farbanti is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 468 million Union of belkas 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 large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 45.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Union of belka economy, worth 25.7 trillion Far spreads a year, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,877 Far spreads, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Creating cardboard imitations of missiles is a new top-secret military project, life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average, diaper sales are up, and fitness to teach sport is proven by urinating the furthest up a wall. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Union of farbanti's national animal is the Dodo bird, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Union of farbanti is ranked 279,378^th in the world and 28^th in militian right wing for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -71.9 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.