The Holy Empire of Waldorff is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.421 billion Waldorffians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 86.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Waldorffian economy, worth 793 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 231,905 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Legend has it Leader's shower singing echoes through the halls of government, universities now offer degrees in cycling etiquette, shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices, and farmers have taken to hunting billionaires who encroach on their land. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Waldorff's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Waldorff is ranked 9,241^st in the world and 1^st in Starland for Lowest Crime Rates, with 106.45 law-abiding acts per hour.