The Empire of Viktorias is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Lawrence II Captianimicis with an iron fist, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, otherworldly petting zoo, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.702 billion Viktorians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Viktoria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 48.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Viktorian economy, worth 231 trillion thalers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 135,797 thalers, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Bread-gangs raid restaurant waste bins to stockpile uneaten rolls, several inches are being added to first class seating, soldiers find that home gadgets and power tools are more effective as improvised weapons than the guns they've been issued, and an epidemic of unpopped kernels causes movie goers to gnash their teeth. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Viktorias's national animal is the chimera, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Viktorias is ranked 14,141^st in the world and 199^th in Europe for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 21.08 Bank.