The Conquering Galactic Empire of Imperial Rifta is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Payne with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.214 billion Riftans 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 Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paynesville. The average income tax rate is 56.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Imperial Riftan economy, worth 84.1 trillion Ritoes a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 69,250 Ritoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, atheists on vacation find Christianity's scriptures make useful doorstops, the army lures cannon fodder with promises of a college education, and a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperial Rifta's national animal is the Rhynogriff, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Imperial Rifta is ranked 195,459^th in the world and 8^th in Riftan Alliance for Most Armed, with 0.22 Weapons Per Person.