The Federation of Ambrista is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, ubiquitous missile silos, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, devout population of 233 million Ambristans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Ambristan economy, worth 7.94 trillion Renovas 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 Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 34,094 Renovas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies, reams of paperwork signed in triplicate have taken the magic out of magic, and the Communist Party claims that selling things for profit isn't necessarily capitalism. Crime is totally unknown. Ambrista's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ambrista is ranked 37,202^nd in the world and 252^nd in The Leftist Assembly for Most Beautiful Environments, with 767.04 pounds of wildlife per square mile.