The Empire of Ebonnium is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emperor Zenoth with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 20.499 billion Ebonniumians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stormlight. The average income tax rate is 24.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ebonniumian economy, worth a remarkable 3,096 trillion Ebon Dollors a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 151,066 Ebon Dollors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Even religious militants can be swayed by the power of #love, shell-shocked refugees are made to provide Immigration with lively renditions of 'Dancing Queen', atheists on vacation find Any and All Religions's scriptures make useful doorstops, and national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ebonnium's national animal is the Blackhorn, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Any and All Religions.

Ebonnium is ranked 242,037^th in the world and 351^st in United Kingdom for Nicest Citizens, with 1.9 average smiles per day.