The Grand Holy Empire of Imota is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Empress Kagami with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and national health service. The hard-nosed population of 20.988 billion Imotans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mitakihara. The average income tax rate is 91.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Imotan economy, worth a remarkable 3,247 trillion Imotan Yen a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 154,710 Imotan Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices, on-duty Air Imota flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class, Empress Kagami is too busy listening to praise to get any work done, and employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imota's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Madokaism.

Imota is ranked 26,646^th in the world and 3^rd in Imota for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.44 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.