The Empire of The First Master is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Roger Delgado with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 26.131 billion Masterians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Masteropolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.3%.

The powerhouse First Masterian economy, worth a remarkable 3,061 trillion slaves a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 117,142 slaves, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,068,264 per year while the poor average 1,429, a ratio of 747 to 1.

Citizens' names are redacted on their IDs for national security, playing an online nation simulation game legally obliges you to buy the creator's latest novel, a popular First Masterian saying is 'wishing upon a fallen jet engine', and no one knows how to tie a reef knot. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The First Master's national animal is the Gallifreyan Terrier, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Masterism.

The First Master is ranked 163,400^th in the world and 6^th in The Lexicon for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,185.29 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.