The Empire of Itapeva is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Jailson II with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, devout population of 9.936 billion Itapevenses are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Itapeva. The average income tax rate is 74.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Itapevan economy, worth a remarkable 1,579 trillion Réis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 158,942 Réis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rogue nations are placing suspiciously large bulk orders for student laptops, pillows outnumber picket signs at most workers rallies, there is one competing standard, and all facts are created equal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Itapeva's national animal is the Uiraçu, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Itapeva is ranked 6,140^th in the world and 7^th in Catholic for Lowest Crime Rates, with 116.87 law-abiding acts per hour.