The Empire of Le kartoffel is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by John Kartoffel with an iron fist, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.946 billion Le kartoffelians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Batatia. The average income tax rate is 86.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Le kartoffelian economy, worth 809 trillion Potato marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 163,655 Potato marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Official government guidance encourages binge behaviors, sporting events are the biggest source of funding for Le kartoffelian schools, gamblers often find their stakes burnt, and the "walk of shame" is now a daily public spectacle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Le kartoffel's national animal is the Pheasant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Solanum tuberosum.

Le kartoffel is ranked 17,874^th in the world and 269^th in the West Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,585.95 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.