The Islamic Republic of Emmiria is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Akram Sulaiman with an even hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.491 billion Emmirians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rhaga. The average income tax rate is 42.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Emmirian economy, worth 280 trillion Emmirian Rijas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 80,466 Emmirian Rijas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The police are destroying all photographic evidence of their own existence, Emmirian tourists are encouraged to hand out spare condoms to locals while on vacation, the government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake", and tourists call Emmirian beach towns "the fine coastline". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Emmiria's national animal is the Ibex, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Islam.

Emmiria is ranked 201,306^th in the world and 147^th in Coalition of Crown Albatross for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 26.27 on the Bus Surprisal Index.