The Glittering Prize of An Emerald is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emma Ralt with a fair hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 26.381 billion Emeraldians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The large, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Emerald City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.2%.

The strong Emeraldian economy, worth 937 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 35,523 Dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 241,517 per year while the poor average 1,908, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Organ donation is compulsory, An Emerald has designated Emerald City as its capital city, and Emma Ralt has just been declared ruler of An Emerald in an international press conference. Crime is a serious problem. An Emerald's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

An Emerald is ranked 130,419^th in the world and 2^nd in Please do not raid me for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 1,332.14 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.