The Autonomous Nation of Empy is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Nick with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, unlimited-speed roads, and digital currency. The cheerful population of 26.596 billion Mpyians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Mpy City. The average income tax rate is 42.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Empyian economy, worth a remarkable 7,675 trillion Gold Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 288,586 Gold Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Unemployed accountants keep double-entry ledgers of their benefit claims, powerful x-ray machines used by the Customs Department can see into the homes of nearby residents, beggars lack pockets for spare change, and every workday begins with group therapy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Empy's national animal is the Dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is none.

Empy is ranked 2,793^rd in the world and 114^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 221 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.