The People's Republic of Imperax is a very large, orderly nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, keen interest in outer space, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 495 million Imperaxians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vanguard. The average income tax rate is 85.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Imperaxian economy, worth 37.7 trillion Reichsmarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 76,173 Reichsmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The numbers on the latest spending report are reaching stellar levels, Big Belly is watching you, doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion, and molehills are the only mountains deemed safe enough for the public. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperax's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Imperax is ranked 92,397^th in the world and 1,436^th in The North Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 76,173.56 Standard Monetary Units.