The Empire of Periklia is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Periklis with an iron fist, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.553 billion Periklians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Perikloupoli. The average income tax rate is 36.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Periklian economy, worth 616 trillion Koronas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 173,518 Koronas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government builds houses for foreign newcomers, diplomatic fallout tends to be much more dangerous than radioactive fallout, the Super-Spud Cinematic Universe is breaking box office records, and the nation gives peace a chance - usually one in a million. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Periklia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Solarionisn.

Periklia is ranked 207,058^th in the world and 4,781^st in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.