The Holy Empire of Wilkenthral is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Billarion Wilkenthral with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and national health service. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.452 billion Wilkenthralians 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 juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Billarion. The average income tax rate is 68.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Wilkenthralian economy, worth 195 trillion Wilcricks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 134,764 Wilcricks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Trespassers entering Billarion Wilkenthral's office are immediately vaporized, a light facial coating of soot is seen as the mark of an honest and hardworking man, you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly, and corporate executives continue to enjoy generous tax benefits while the public is taxed to the hilt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wilkenthral's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Eternal Flame.

Wilkenthral is ranked 55,414^th in the world and 121^st in Starlight for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,825.08 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.