The State of High Emperor is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 33.313 billion High Emperorians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.7%.

The very strong High Emperorian economy, worth a remarkable 1,215 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 36,486 betales, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the government is avowedly atheist, the government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, and High Emperor has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. High Emperor's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

High Emperor is ranked 305,376^th in the world and 1^st in High Emperor for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 6.69 Effective Tax Rate.