The Holy Empire of Efem is a small, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The compassionate, hard-working population of 45 million Efemtols are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.8%.

The strong Efemian economy, worth 2.39 trillion Wols a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 53,001 Wols, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

People are turning themselves into worm food, Efem City University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, the government violently suppresses separatist movements, and billionaires torch their houses to redeem tax deductions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Efem's national animal is the Hare, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Efem is ranked 235,062^nd in the world and 36^th in Liberty Democratic Alliance for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.