The Shadow Empire of Imperial isa is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its public floggings, sprawling nuclear power plants, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 39.8 billion Imperials are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 93.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Imperial economy, worth a remarkable 6,525 trillion USDS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 163,964 USDS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children as young as twelve are conscripted into the armed forces, Imperial isa's Medieval Faire is renowned as one of the best in the region, school uniforms are compulsory, and military spending is on the increase. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperial isa's national animal is the Imperial Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Imperial isa is ranked 53,858^th in the world and 2^nd in vekta for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,660.21 on the Gilded Widget Scale.