The Empire of Mippon is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 50 million Mipponianoes are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Defense, Education, and Administration also on the agenda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.8%.

The thriving Mipponian economy, worth 3.31 trillion Iemes a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 66,138 Iemes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 187,585 per year while the poor average 18,632, a ratio of 10.1 to 1.

APCs on school runs disgorge kids via assault ramps, stoogery and pratfalls are about as scathingly clever as Mipponian humor gets, potatoes are known for their lead aftertaste, and the local custom of Biking With The Cars sends tourists home bemused or in body-bags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mippon's national animal is the Dragão, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mippon is ranked 207,273^rd in the world and 6^th in Sentry for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -2.28 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.