The Frontierist Republic of The Horkish People is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by President Claude Chrétien with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, vat-grown people, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.559 billion Horkish 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lutèce. The average income tax rate is 86.0%.

The powerhouse Horkish economy, worth a remarkable 1,539 trillion Talocoins a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 161,028 Talocoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Workers for the environmental protection agency are patted down for tartar sauce every morning, the Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, Horkish watches list strained wrists as a common side effect, and wealthy students ride to school past mendicant dropouts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Horkish People's national animal is the Aquila, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Nazarism.

The Horkish People is ranked 280,118^th in the world and 1,018^th in Talonia for Fattest Citizens, with 6.18 Obesity Rate.