The Federation of Major Fail is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its burgeoning failbird population. The hard-working population of 4.693 billion Major Failians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 20.3%.

The Major Failian economy, worth 237 trillion fails a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 50,560 fails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, political talk shows often have children as guests whenever they need commentary on world religions, octogenarian swimsuit models insist that they've still got it, and the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Major Fail's national animal is the failbird, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Major Fail is ranked 148,320^th in the world and 6^th in Anterior department of the Wesley Region for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.15 law-abiding acts per hour.