The Supreme Empire of Spathganistan is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Lukas Nachtnebel with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, frequent executions, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.847 billion Spathganis enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hendricka. The average income tax rate is 61.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Spathgani economy, worth 585 trillion Hendricks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 120,807 Hendricks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, the words guilty and evidence have left the Spathgani lexicon, sex-ed is child's play, and mosh pits are a common phenomenon in Lukas Nachtnebel's political rallies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spathganistan's national animal is the Ouroboros, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hendricism.

Spathganistan is ranked 29,201^st in the world and 704^th in The North Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 76,330.95 Standard Monetary Units.