The Syndicated Supercluster of Arma Empitester is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Eumelia Philomel with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 15.907 billion Empitesters enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brancaster. The average income tax rate is 1.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Empitesterian economy, worth a remarkable 5,657 trillion Boondollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 355,658 Boondollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

The constant playing of Merry Birthday on Empitesterian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, and knock-knock jokes regularly get removed from websites for being too edgy. Crime is totally unknown. Arma Empitester's national animal is the Scorpion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Arma Empitester is ranked 290,922^nd in the world and 1,317^th in Europeia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.21 kickbacks per hour.