The Protectorate of Imperial Brigades is a massive, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.415 billion Imperial Brigadesians 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, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Imperial Brigadesian economy, worth 111 trillion salts 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 dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining and Basket Weaving. Average income is 32,795 salts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, organ donation is compulsory, public urination is on the increase, and the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperial Brigades's national animal is the stepping goose, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Imperial Brigades is ranked 113,518^th in the world and 1^st in The Imperial Brigades for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 1,090.89 on the Gilded Widget Scale.