The Empire of Setiembro is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The democratic population of 12 million Setiembroans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 20.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Setiembroan economy, worth 408 billion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,055 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway and it is illegal to make racist remarks in public. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Setiembro's national animal is the Lizard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Setiembro is ranked 123,561^st in the world and 71^st in The Kodiak Republic for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,042.61 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.