The Empire of Semper 26 is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 4.444 billion Semper 26ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 19.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Semper 26ian economy, worth 187 trillion Cadrilants a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Trout Farming, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,292 Cadrilants, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, surveillance cameras are banned, and small children are learning a lot of new words from a teacher with Tourette Syndrome. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Semper 26's national animal is the Crowned Eagle.

Semper 26 is ranked 191,815^th in the world and 2,748^th in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.42 law-abiding acts per hour.