The Federation of Ambrista is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The compassionate, devout population of 266 million Ambristans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Ambristan economy, worth 11.6 trillion Renovas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 43,708 Renovas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every week is blindness awareness week, diplomats in Ambrista are furious at constant police surveillance, people who have never eaten chicken are told it tastes a bit like crocodile, and young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables. Crime is totally unknown. Ambrista's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ambrista is ranked 19,257^th in the world and 194^th in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,206.99 on the Clooney Contribution Index.