The Republic of Empth is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Peter Milestone with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.143 billion Emptheres enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sjecherc. The average income tax rate is 78.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Empthere economy, worth 96.3 trillion cotaques a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,219 cotaques, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hell is not always other people, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, document forgery is a critical skill for would-be politicians, and hackers post hourly updates on international summits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Empth's national animal is the snail kite, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Empth is ranked 277,322^nd in the world and 1^st in Loclare for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5.8 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.