The Galactic Empire of Flarbinia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Grand Emperor Vladimir Novgorod IV with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 19.623 billion Flarbinians 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 tiny, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Deroth Ungol. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Flarbinian economy, worth an astonishing 11,481 trillion Shark'towels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is a breathtaking 585,102 Shark'towels, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,374,428 per year while the poor average 48,515, a ratio of 69.6 to 1.

RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants, the environment is gorgeous so long as you're looking up, and signs of extraterrestrial life are just foreign astronauts evading Flarbinian justice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flarbinia's national animal is the Hellhound, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church Of Crulmoxius.

Flarbinia is ranked 616^th in the world and 27^th in Lazarus for Most Armed, with 26.84 Weapons Per Person.