The Holy Roman Empire of The Confederation of Northern Germany is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Charlemagne with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.207 billion Germans 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aachen. The average income tax rate is 80.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient German economy, worth a remarkable 1,740 trillion Reichsthalers a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 122,506 Reichsthalers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced, midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency, thousands of former welfare recipients are in a revolutionary uproar as the rest of society is enjoying a hefty tax break, and the public are free to vote for whomever the government wants in office. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Confederation of Northern Germany's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is †Roman Catholicism†.

The Confederation of Northern Germany is ranked 271,087^th in the world and 372^nd in Commonwealth of Liberty for Most Armed, with 0.16 weapons per person.