The Empire of Great Scapula is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Dher with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, vat-grown people, and labour-free parental leave. The compassionate population of 26.39 billion great scapulans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vikaland. The average income tax rate is 97.1%.

The frighteningly efficient great scapulan economy, worth a remarkable 4,232 trillion golds a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 160,385 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, the words guilty and evidence have left the great scapulan lexicon, politicians have tenure, and legislators toe the party line lest the Sergeant-at-Arms decide to conduct "truncheon practice" on the backbench. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Scapula's national animal is the white deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the cult to Vika.

Great Scapula is ranked 308,181^st in the world and 4,083^rd in the South Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -20.25 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.