The Empire of Periklia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Periklis with an iron fist, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, national health service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.569 billion Periklians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Perikloupoli. The average income tax rate is 36.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Periklian economy, worth 623 trillion Koronas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 174,830 Koronas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The tribal zone has been opened to up to 'economic interest' groups, shanty towns have formed around the newly rebuilt commercial district, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, and the statue in the Carey Plaza has a solar panel for a hat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Periklia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Solarionisn.

Periklia is ranked 8,784^th in the world and 421^st in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 434.58 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.