The Empire of African-Empire is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Matarirano with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, triple-decker prams, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate population of 1.386 billion African-Empireans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of AFRICAN CITY. The average income tax rate is 68.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse African-Empirean economy, worth 152 trillion BAYS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 110,366 BAYS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, disability advocates are not amused that they are told to be dependent on African-Empireans's kindness, the acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community, and a common response to government PSAs is "well, DUH, obviously". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. African-Empire's national animal is the WHITE TIGER, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

African-Empire is ranked 33,595^th in the world and 1,285^th in The North Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 5,622.44 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.