The Syndicated Supercluster of Arma Empitester is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Eumelia Philomel with a fair hand, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, national health service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 20.949 billion Empitesters hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brancaster. The average income tax rate is 34.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Empitesterian economy, worth a remarkable 7,914 trillion Boondollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 377,821 Boondollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

More and more musicians are refusing to put labels on their sound, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, the nation's most "productive" diamond mine hasn't been operational for seven months, and money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them. Crime is totally unknown. Arma Empitester's national animal is the Scorpion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Arma Empitester is ranked 125,194^th in the world and 4^th in The United Binturong Islands for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 4,555.33 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.