The Dominion of Franz Ferdinand is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Leader with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, parental licensing program, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 24.855 billion Franz Ferdinandians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Franz Ferdinand City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Franz Ferdinandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,875 trillion shillings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 115,687 shillings, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,051,250 per year while the poor average 1,462, a ratio of 718 to 1.

Only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, the Great Franz Ferdinand Desert is reputedly the most uninhabitable place in the region, all fantasy fiction has officially been deemed non-canon, and the nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Franz Ferdinand's national animal is the black eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Franz Ferdinand is ranked 200,827^th in the world and 121^st in KAISERREICH for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 341.68 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.