The Holy Empire of Middle Heat is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, pith helmet sales, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 762 million Middle Heatians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Middle Heatian economy, worth 88.9 trillion guildarions a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 116,614 guildarions, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 789,626 per year while the poor average 6,343, a ratio of 124 to 1.

Young soldiers are shocked to discover there are no 'safe spaces' on a battlefield, air purifiers fight smoke machines on Middle Heatian stage setups, crocodile roadkill is smeared across the asphalt of the new Formula One track, and Leader's family members carry literal get-out-of-jail-free cards. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Middle Heat's national animal is the Rat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Middle Heat is ranked 203,257^th in the world and 58^th in The Invaders for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -1.64 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.