The Syndicated Supercluster of Arma Empitester is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Eumelia Philomel with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 15.949 billion Empitesters love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brancaster. The average income tax rate is 1.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Empitesterian economy, worth a remarkable 5,663 trillion Boondollars 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 355,087 Boondollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, and Scorpion is one of the most popular forenames in Arma Empitester. Crime is totally unknown. Arma Empitester's national animal is the Scorpion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Arma Empitester is ranked 1,056^th in the world and 11^th in Europeia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 79.87 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.