The Valiant Empire of Emathric is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 2.136 billion Emathrickers are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Mary. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Emathricker economy, worth 193 trillion Marks 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 Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 90,753 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Self defense is just as despicable as armed robbery, the threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people, Emathricker Standard Vodka is the only drink that bars stock, and most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Emathric's national animal is the Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Emathric is ranked 27,000^th in the world and 3^rd in Here Lies Squidwards Hopes and Dreams for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,821.23 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.