The Supreme Empire of Spathganistan is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Lukas Nachtnebel with an even hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.255 billion Spathganis 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hendricka. The average income tax rate is 56.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Spathgani economy, worth 129 trillion Hendricks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 103,121 Hendricks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

An increasingly villainous series of sports coaches are demanding the national mascot's true identity, the police insist that racism does not exist, board shorts have replaced board rooms, and "Idol-Worship for the Apathetic" workshops are cancelled when no-one bothers to show up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Spathganistan's national animal is the Ouroboros, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hendricism.

Spathganistan is ranked 26,943^rd in the world and 892^nd in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 52.91 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.