The MACEDONIAN EMPIRE of Ematia is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning lion population. The hard-nosed population of 44.364 billion Ematians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 44.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The enormous but inefficient Ematian economy, worth a remarkable 1,510 trillion denars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,058 denars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ematia's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ematia is ranked 1^st in the world and 1^st in Republic of Macedonia for Lowest Crime Rates, with zero law-abiding acts per hour.