The Empire of The Great Emporium is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 209 million Great Emporiumians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The strong Great Emporiumian economy, worth 12.4 trillion Emporias a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. Average income is 59,431 Emporias, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Mysterious black helicopters menace farmers to ensure compliance with straitjacketing agricultural policies, a stitch in time could see you serving nine, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and people make a career out of medical voyeurism. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Great Emporium's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Great Emporium is ranked 127,802^nd in the world and 519^th in 10000 Islands for Highest Average Incomes, with 59,431.62 Standard Monetary Units.