The Empire of Empyreum is a large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 56 million Empyreans 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 medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.5%.

The very strong Empyreans economy, worth 3.26 trillion Empyreun Dollars a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 58,125 Empyreun Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 192,640 per year while the poor average 13,095, a ratio of 14.7 to 1.

The military is researching proton packs and PK-meters to combat "unseen enemy forces", the term cold case has taken on a very literal meaning, a survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, and candidates make campaign speeches at the funerals of former rivals. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Empyreum's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Empyreum is ranked 40,390^th in the world and 92^nd in Declansburg for Highest Food Quality, scoring 40.58 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.