The Empire of Ilmenov is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 629 million Ilmenovians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 77.4%.

The sizeable but sluggish Ilmenovian economy, worth 12.6 trillion Crowns a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 20,082 Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, the church encourages double-dipping, and the state believes that children are what you make of them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ilmenov's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ilmenov is ranked 199,305^th in the world and 179^th in The Sacred Elite for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring zero on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.