The Under Empire of Farstead is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Heinrich Franz with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, anti-smoking policies, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.379 billion Dark Elves 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, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Black Citidel. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Farsteadian economy, worth 212 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 154,366 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Daisy chain gangs plant flowers and pick up litter, bicyclists are banned from major roads, Heinrich Franz's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, and warfare increasingly resembles a video game. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Farstead's national animal is the Shadow Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Cult of Personality.

Farstead is ranked 271,300^th in the world and 380^th in United Kingdom for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -10 on the Clooney Contribution Index.