The Dominion of The United Imperial Republic is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Diego Martinez with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, smutty television, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8.324 billion Republicans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gale. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Republican economy, worth a remarkable 1,194 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 143,458 dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,085,674 per year while the poor average 5,329, a ratio of 203 to 1.

The subway is dead quiet in early afternoons, angry men scowl at each other across chess boards, AI citizens are criticized for being robotic, and the wheel has been patented by at least a hundred people. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The United Imperial Republic's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The United Imperial Republic is ranked 61,077^th in the world and 24^th in Vitorus for Largest Populations, with 8.32 billion capita.