The Empire of Morteland is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its prohibition of alcohol, irreverence towards religion, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 132 million Mortelandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 26.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Mortelandian economy, worth 10.2 trillion Bitcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 77,380 Bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left, animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol, and the government is well known for declaring war on other countries for suspected slights. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Morteland's national animal is the Cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Morteland is ranked 159,572^nd in the world and 4,121^st in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,140.47 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.