The Republic of Emistaxia is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, triple-decker prams, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.454 billion Emistaxians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 40.8%.

The strong Emistaxian economy, worth 187 trillion currencies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,568 currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

The nation forgives those who are big enough to admit they made a mistake, the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", and space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Emistaxia's national animal is the animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Emistaxia is ranked 257,473^rd in the world and 5^th in Nudeia for Nicest Citizens, with 0.92 average smiles per day.