The European mum of The Oriental Empire is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Alexios de Lusignan Palaiologos with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.154 billion Orientals 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 medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yerevan. The average income tax rate is 82.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Oriental economy, worth 512 trillion Histamenons a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 162,461 Histamenons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Glamping Orientals won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, rumor has it that Alexios de Lusignan Palaiologos has won three lotteries in a row, explicit slash fiction is repackaged for kindergarten kids as stories about friends cuddling friends, and there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Oriental Empire's national animal is the Aquila, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Money is big bad.

The Oriental Empire is ranked 117,725^th in the world and 717^th in Europe for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 28,430.75 Standard Monetary Units.