The Republic of Imperial Amber is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 301 million Imperial Amberians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 32.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Imperial Amberian economy, worth 11.7 trillion Somethings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 38,997 Somethings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections, graffiti graces every city's streets, and the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperial Amber's national animal is the Dino.

Imperial Amber is ranked 220,612^th in the world and 51^st in The Mood for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 230.03 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.