The Imperium of Agatep is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Francis Parker Jockey with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 9.742 billion Agatepians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Education, and Industry also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ciudad de Ricardo. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Agatepian economy, worth a remarkable 4,333 trillion Larcs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 444,876 Larcs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout, soldiers who shoot themselves in the foot are regarded as heroes, and the working classes live and die on the fields of the farming communes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Agatep's national animal is the Camo Green Snake, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Imperial Zeitgeist.

Agatep is ranked 2,416^th in the world and 21^st in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 14,417.06 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.