The Advancemen of Imperial is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its smutty television, enslaved workforce, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7.509 billion Imperialians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The minute government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The thriving Imperialian economy, worth 351 trillion imperial credits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 46,791 imperial credits, with the richest citizens earning 8.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government is avowedly secular, fast-food chefs regularly win Health Innovation Awards for spitting on burgers, the richest citizens live in sheltered private citadels, and a shipwreck is everyone's fault but the captain's. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Imperial's national animal is the centilian, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is a major religion.

Imperial is ranked 322,237^th in the world and 17,527^th in Balder for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -10.95 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.