The Empire of Polarisimach is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 62 million Polarisimachians 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 large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 47.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Polarisimachian economy, worth 1.51 trillion Standard Dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 24,312 Standard Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All children's clothes come in only cream and off-white to prevent offense, notable individuals are granted land and titles, children asking questions about science are referred to relevant sections in religious texts, and gambling is outlawed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Polarisimach's national animal is the Saimaa ringed seal.

Polarisimach is ranked 254,275^th in the world and 3^rd in The Imperial World of 2000 for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 1.39 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.