The Gold Railocrat Metrostocracy of The Sernetian Empire is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Chief Sernesius with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.005 billion Sernetians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sernetesen. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.1%.

The all-consuming Sernetian economy, worth 481 trillion Metrons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 120,239 Metrons, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 451,592 per year while the poor average 22,357, a ratio of 20.2 to 1.

The government is often referred to as "the biggest drug dealer in the nation", hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, it's faster to buy a new device than wait for your old one to be fixed, and the nationalistic national anthem inspires citizens to literally spit at foreigners. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Sernetian Empire's national animal is the Strognus, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Sunni Islam.

The Sernetian Empire is ranked 9,697^th in the world and 1^st in Metrop0litan Union for Fattest Citizens, with 17.88 Obesity Rate.