The Empire of Chromia2 is a large, orderly nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, pith helmet sales, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 62 million Chromia2ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 35.2%.

The Chromia2ian economy, worth 3.91 trillion Gps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 63,017 Gps, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards, confused-looking pigeons slide gently off frictionless window ledges, advertisements for jobs in the sciences run in fashion magazines, and most ambassadors from Chromia2 retire only a few years after being appointed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chromia2's national animal is the Dragon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Chromia2 is ranked 166,561^st in the world and 82^nd in Lair of the Dragon for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 365.79 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.