The Commonwealth of Empolaystum is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.006 billion Empolaystumians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 61.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Empolaystumian economy, worth 249 trillion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,116 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home, you can't ask the government "you and whose army?" when they declare they're going to rob you, and the richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Empolaystum's national animal is the porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Empolaystum is ranked 13,272^nd in the world and 47^th in the Outback for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,950.97 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.