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All in all, it's probably the equivalent of governing medieval Spain. After the Moors were driven out, it was (relatively) easy.
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Historical Note: This statement is wrong in most every respect.
The Moors were not finally driven out until 1492, which is technically after the end of the Middle Ages. Governing "Spain" (a mere geographic expression, the nation did not technically exist as such until after the death of Ferdinand and Isabella) was in no way easy; what with all the brigands rampaging about the countryside (up until Ferdinand eventually extirpated them), dealing with all the irritating feudal nobility that did not want to cooperate, and the usual run of governmental difficulties (riots, the difficulty of dealing with the Church, etc.) Then there was the little matter of having Spain broken into rival independent countries throughout the Middle Ages which caused all sorts of fun.
In short governing in the Middle Ages, in Spain or anywhere else, was no game.
Speaking of powerful feudal nobility, that is exactly what Faramir, Imrahil, and company were. They were not truly a source of stability. They were a source of potential trouble, and always would remain so.
While certainly governing Arnor would not be too big of a problem (at least for a generation or so), Gondor had the potential to be just tons of fun.
It just showed what a wonderful guy he was that nobody (that we know of) launched a major revolt against Elessar. (Remember it was his friends that were writing the history. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img])
I wonder what kind of experiences his son had during his tenure.