The Imperium of Ironsong is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor William zi Archona with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, parental licensing program, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 902 million Imperials are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Archona. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Imperial economy, worth 148 trillion Rounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 164,254 Rounds, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,161,585 per year while the poor average 7,790, a ratio of 149 to 1.

The sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans, the government guarantees that tourists will have the ultimate trip on their trips, mandatory electronic currency is a boon for credit card companies and government surveillance, and foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ironsong's national animal is the Double-Headed Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Ironsong is ranked 62,504^th in the world and 3^rd in No Mans Land for Highest Drug Use, scoring 253.55 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.