The Empire of PortSky is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Jenna Fein with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 11.977 billion Portskians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Law & Order also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stalor. The average income tax rate is 94.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Empire economy, worth a remarkable 1,230 trillion Chocoboes a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 102,767 Chocoboes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be, strip mining of rare earth metals is up while back problems are down, extreme hiring regulations mean a job in PortSky is often a lifetime appointment, and pandemics are over and done with by the time it takes to pass the nation's stringent border security. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. PortSky's national animal is the Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Time Relic.

PortSky is ranked 4,053^rd in the world and 22^nd in NationStates for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 15,480.14 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.