The Empire of First two layers is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.197 billion First two layersians 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, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.0%.

The strong First two layersian economy, worth 360 trillion Duckcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 85,842 Duckcoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 285,182 per year while the poor average 19,271, a ratio of 14.8 to 1.

Politicians are forced to wear portable lie detectors at all times, the Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause, there has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees, and a serf by any other name works just as hard. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. First two layers's national animal is the Duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

First two layers is ranked 96,674^th in the world and 128^th in Artificial Solar System for Smartest Citizens, with 37.21 quips per hour.