The Federal Republic of Amburg is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 371 million Amburgians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny government prioritizes Defense, although Healthcare, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ba Sing Se. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.4%.

The powerhouse Amburgian economy, worth 31.7 trillion Amburg Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is 85,456 Amburg Dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 320,583 per year while the poor average 15,919, a ratio of 20.1 to 1.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, naturists are jailed regularly for indecent exposure, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Ba Sing Se Times is sold out, and cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Amburg's national animal is the Fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Amburg is ranked 143,843^rd in the world and 1,847^th in the West Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 929.08 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.