The Empire of The Heretic Anthem is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Memento Mori with an even hand, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, frequent executions, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.167 billion Heretic Anthemians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Heretical Decline. The average income tax rate is 30.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Heretic Anthemian economy, worth 101 trillion Pesetas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,889 Pesetas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Newspapers are running a front-page picture of Memento Mori holding a crowbar and standing over a bloodied stockbroker, RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, a large concrete wall is being built around the country's borders, and wood-framed catapults are ready to launch diseased corpses into besieged cities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Heretic Anthem's national animal is the Crow and its national religion is Jesus 👍.

The Heretic Anthem is ranked 34,040^th in the world and 46^th in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 60,040.41 Standard Monetary Units.