The Empire of Kergalia is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Maximo d'Ambrose with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.535 billion Kergalians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elysia. The average income tax rate is 82.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Kergalian economy, worth 150 trillion Talirs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is 98,125 Talirs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A primitive society is being eroded as its youth flock to the modern world, victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, the children of Kergalia are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, and ministers are now allowed to put suggestions in the governmental suggestion box. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kergalia's national animal is the Phenix, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Culte de l'Etre Suprême.

Kergalia is ranked 318,677^th in the world and 15,394^th in Lazarus for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -11.22 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.