The Illuminated Autocracy of Max Empire is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Max the wearer-of-many-crowns with an iron fist, and renowned for its smutty television, infamous sell-swords, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 32.533 billion Maxians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maxopolis. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Maxian economy, worth an astonishing 19,230 trillion Maxian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is a breathtaking 591,109 Maxian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

People with dyslexia are told to tough through it, the cloud has been dealt a fouled hand, estate agents justify funky smells by revealing how often the previous owners showered, and civil engineers are undermining sinkholes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Max Empire's national animal is the Maxian bird, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Maxism.

Max Empire is ranked 77,378^th in the world and 741^st in Balder for Most Influential, scoring 1,029 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.