The Republic of THE IMAGINATION ANIMALS is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Waldemar Rochester with an iron fist, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, parental licensing program, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.629 billion Crossoverians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crossoveripolis. The average income tax rate is 84.2%.

The frighteningly efficient IMAGINATION ANIMALSian economy, worth 475 trillion Crossoverian Rials a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 180,713 Crossoverian Rials, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has nearly as many history museums as Crossoverians, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Crossoveripolis, ruff times are ahead for those who aren't keen on party costumes, and ill and injured visitors in THE IMAGINATION ANIMALS have to walk it off until they return home. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. THE IMAGINATION ANIMALS's national animal is the Virginia Opossum, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Hefflism.

THE IMAGINATION ANIMALS is ranked 8,765^th in the world and 2^nd in Amalgamated Federation for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 10,238.39 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.