The Empire of Ghostem is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Hello Kitty with an iron fist, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, complete lack of public education, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.251 billion Ghostemians 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, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Administration and Law & Order are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cyberia. The average income tax rate is 26.0%.

The strong Ghostemian economy, worth 246 trillion Heliums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,715 Heliums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Smart fridges sing the praises of Girlbossing for fear of being iced, only criminals carry guns, ancient antique swords have had their blades replaced with latex boffer LARP replicas, and political activists are routinely executed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Ghostem's national animal is the EVA Unit, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Girlbossing.

Ghostem is ranked 329,091^st in the world and 4^th in Euravia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -14.83 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.