The Meritocratic Empire of Chols Worithopia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Tobias von Menelios with an even hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, state-planned economy, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 1.456 billion Chols Worithopians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lionsgate. The average income tax rate is 81.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Chols Worithopian economy, worth 239 trillion Digital Florins 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 164,720 Digital Florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dinner parties often end in politically charged fist fights, children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life, meat-eating is frowned upon, and conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chols Worithopia's national animal is the White Speckled Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Imperial Orthodox Catholicism.

Chols Worithopia is ranked 159,822^nd in the world and 6,072^nd in The East Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -173.32 on the Hayek Index.