The Empire of Union of Ambis is a huge, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 656 million Union of Ambisians 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 Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.4%.

The Union of Ambisian economy, worth 30.4 trillion deniers a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 46,317 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Grocery stores can be audibly identified by the giggling emerging from them, patriots insist that size does matter, concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas", and most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade. Crime is moderate. Union of Ambis's national animal is the kiwi, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Union of Ambis is ranked 126,394^th in the world and 103^rd in The Union of Democratic States for Most Corrupt Governments, with 6.48 kickbacks per hour.