The Emerald Throne of Imperium California is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor John X with an iron fist, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.02 billion Californians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Ramon. The average income tax rate is 68.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Californian economy, worth a remarkable 2,666 trillion Sōngs a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 204,800 Sōngs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Cars are banned, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, and lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperium California's national animal is the Red Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Celestial Mysticism.

Imperium California is ranked 328,180^th in the world and 27^th in After the Fall for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -17.23 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.