The Greater Imperium of Slient Empire is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by The Centrality with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory gun ownership, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.683 billion Imperilis are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Administration, Education, and Industry also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Samm. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Imperilis economy, worth 825 trillion IGCS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 145,185 IGCS, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 409,827 per year while the poor average 41,171, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.

Police drones follow every suspected Peeping Tom, imprisonment is the leading cause of disownment, having only one wallet stolen in a day is considered a cause for celebration, and the smallest Imperilis towns can be seen from space. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Slient Empire's national animal is the Fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Secularity.

Slient Empire is ranked 308,427^th in the world and 107^th in Aeternas for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -4.47 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.