The Federal Republic of Embersrico is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 555 million Embersricans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Embers City. The average income tax rate is 58.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Embersrican economy, worth 31.6 trillion Embersrico Bucks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,849 Embersrico Bucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is cheaper to die in the wilderness than to survive, shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, Leader's new door-knocking campaign has the sweet taste of success, and hordes of gardening enthusiasts are being banished from cities nationwide. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Embersrico's national animal is the Embersrico Goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Embersrico is ranked 229,624^th in the world and 1^st in Firework Archipelago for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.54 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.