The Holy Empire of Byzant is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Justinian and Theodora with an iron fist, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 43.022 billion Byzantians 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Constantinople. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 19.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Byzantian economy, worth a remarkable 9,396 trillion bezants a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 218,410 bezants, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

International collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through Byzant, pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits, the price of takeaway food quadruples after 6pm, and drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Byzant's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Orthodoxy.

Byzant is ranked 8,357^th in the world and 174^th in the Rejected Realms for Highest Average Incomes, with 218,410.16 Standard Monetary Units.