The Council Republic of Emodea is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Mikhail II with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and complete lack of public education. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 6.983 billion Emodeans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Defense also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lunagard. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Emodean economy, worth a remarkable 1,282 trillion qiples a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 183,687 qiples, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 676,442 per year while the poor average 35,234, a ratio of 19.2 to 1.

Politicians frequently make unusual poses during speeches in hopes of inspiring the next internet fad, Emperor Mikhail II is famed for giving great back rubs, terrorists are on a first name basis with the officials that stamp their passports, and citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Emodea's national animal is the buffalo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the Church of Arda.

Emodea is ranked 27,346^th in the world and 15^th in Estalcia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,691.54 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.