The Imperial Federation of Sovern is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Kaiser Otto Alduin with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, pith helmet sales, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, cheerful population of 16.67 billion Soverns 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valis. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Sovern economy, worth a remarkable 5,785 trillion Rodins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 347,048 Rodins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,153,187 per year while the poor average 77,889, a ratio of 14.8 to 1.

Pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers, a government program is underway to revitalize Sovern's beaches, some Soverns have nicknamed the monarch "Caligula", and litter collection has replaced fast food as the most popular after-school job. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sovern's national animal is the Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Indigoism.

Sovern is ranked 285,537^th in the world and 149^th in Barbaria for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 4,511.62 Standard Monetary Units.