The Empire of Imperium of Leharion is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Emperor William Leharion with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.608 billion Imperium of Leharionians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tarantia. The average income tax rate is 88.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Imperium of Leharionian economy, worth 846 trillion Imperial coins 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 183,772 Imperial coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, tourists call Imperium of Leharionian beach towns "the fine coastline", midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency, and kindergartens are full of kids dressed as superheroes and princesses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperium of Leharion's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Emperor God Cult.

Imperium of Leharion is ranked 14,996^th in the world and 646^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 102 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.