The Disputed Territories of Fa Ping is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by The Emperor of China with an iron fist, and renowned for its enslaved workforce, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 16.065 billion Chineses 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pingcheng. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.6%.

The strong Chinese economy, worth 958 trillion Coppers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 59,647 Coppers, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 211,132 per year while the poor average 12,166, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

For the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs, immigrant Maxtopians are routinely sold on popular internet auction sites, candidates for public office painstakingly research their family trees to ensure their eligibility, and immigrants who don't like the taste of Chinese Turnip Chips are immediately deported. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Fa Ping's national animal is the Mushu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Chinese Folk Religion.

Fa Ping is ranked 125,701^st in the world and 2^nd in Alayyid for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 601.17 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.