The Authoritarian Republic of Sacred Reich is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Julius Ionius IX with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 32.775 billion Sacred Reichians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arcadia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Sacred Reichian economy, worth an astonishing 15,055 trillion Guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 459,345 Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

At least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Emperor Julius Ionius IX's wardrobe, endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass, the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, and schoolchildren on field trips are asked what torture means to them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sacred Reich's national animal is the Imperial Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Imperial Truth.

Sacred Reich is ranked 447^th in the world and 1^st in The Crimson Confederacy for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 31,430.95 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.