The Empire of The Metal Overlord is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 9 million Metal Denizens are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.3%.

The thriving Metallic economy, worth 682 billion rings a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 75,786 rings, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens wouldn't recognise Leader if they passed one another on the street, all writing must pass a censorship board before being allowed on the shelves, high-tech infantry rifles automatically reload when the soldier shoots outside the screen of their helmet HUD, and windows in The Metal Overlord City don't have much of a view. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Metal Overlord's national animal is the fisher, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Metal Overlord is ranked 169,571^st in the world and 6^th in The Northern Powers for Highest Poor Incomes, with 22,669.92 Standard Monetary Units.