The Empire of Emeraldberg is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, devout population of 145 million Emeraldbergians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 69.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Emeraldbergian economy, worth 3.78 trillion Auroras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 26,090 Auroras , and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The hills are alive with the sound of ringtones, women tell their friends they've been on crash diets rather than admit they were pregnant and have had terminations, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, and truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Emeraldberg's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Emeraldberg is ranked 14,321^st in the world and 42^nd in Concord for Safest, scoring 116.91 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.