The Federal Republic of Imberdike is a small, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 20 million Dikons are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 23.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Dikonic economy, worth 965 billion Dikon Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,269 Dikon Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The transit system is throwing poor people under the bus, it is popularly believed that "cheese every day keeps disaster away", any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, and citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imberdike's national animal is the Boar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Imberdike is ranked 257,131^st in the world and 166^th in Eladria for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 40.11 on the Kitten Softness Rating.