The Imperial Empire of Killerma is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by The Great Emperor IV with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, hatred of cheese, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 37.957 billion Killermanarians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zonzella City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The enormous but underdeveloped Killermaerian economy, worth a remarkable 4,638 trillion Imperial Coins a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 122,203 Imperial Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A passport is literally priceless, feeling like a winner comes at a price, attendance of fathers at PTA meetings is at an all-time high, and pranking is an art form. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Killerma's national animal is the Leon Zonzellas, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Killerma is ranked 298^th in the world and 1^st in Mare Islands for Nicest Citizens, with 137.01 average smiles per day.