The Empire of The Best Empire is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 285 million Britishes enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 22.8%.

The thriving Best Empirean economy, worth 20.0 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 70,211 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

The nation was recently voted as the most stylish in The North Pacific, airport announcements inform passengers that flights have been delayed because pilots are having afternoon naps, a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water, and the nation's only university is the School of Hard Knocks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Best Empire's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Best Empire is ranked 10,272^nd in the world and 271^st in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 6,007.9 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.