The Rogue Empire of A Past Time is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Magnificent Eternal Emperor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 2.273 billion Ancient Sons live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Radon City. Income tax is unheard of.

The thriving Son of the Ancients economy, worth 274 trillion litres of water a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 120,963 litres of water, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 673,247 per year while the poor average 10,872, a ratio of 61.9 to 1.

Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues, personal injury lawyers are demanding compensation from the government after recent reductions in manufacturer liability, the only record being broken at sporting events is the highest death toll, and stale 'yo mamma' insults have been replaced by 'your maternal DNA' insults. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. A Past Time's national animal is the bloody vulture, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

A Past Time is ranked 2,643^rd in the world and 4^th in Thegye for Largest Retail Industry, scoring 25,198.27 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.