The Empire of Moderate is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.969 billion Moderateans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 10.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Moderatean economy, worth 138 trillion marks a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Tourism, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,566 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. Moderate's national animal is the eagle.

Moderate is ranked 159,044^th in the world and 4^th in Fullworthia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 70.71 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.