The Royal Koopa Monarchy of The Ludwigan Empire is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Ludwig von Koopa I with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5.482 billion Koopas 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neo Bowser City. The average income tax rate is 30.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Koopa economy, worth 405 trillion Koopa Coins a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 74,054 Koopa Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings, signs of extraterrestrial life are just foreign astronauts evading Koopa justice, being wrong on the internet has been classified as digital terrorism, and the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Ludwigan Empire's national animal is the Cheep Cheep Fish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Koopa Paganism.

The Ludwigan Empire is ranked 104,517^th in the world and 14^th in The Vincence Empire for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.34 law-abiding acts per hour.