The Columbian Empire of North American Imperial State is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Julian with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.479 billion Columbians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Wooloo. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Columbian economy, worth a remarkable 2,094 trillion Federal Galatic Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 220,951 Federal Galatic Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People say chess victor Emperor Julian can kill you with mind-bullets, fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate, being sent to collections is more dangerous than ever, and nocturnal burglars are grateful for the convenient beverages on welcoming doorsteps. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. North American Imperial State's national animal is the Wooloo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Church of Crymeathea.

North American Imperial State is ranked 1,258^th in the world and 12^th in Institute of Cellulose for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 933.75 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.