The Stratocracy of Monarche is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Veros Atarka with an iron fist, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.878 billion montirae 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tyriangrad. The average income tax rate is 92.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Monarchai economy, worth a remarkable 2,272 trillion Aurums a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 255,919 Aurums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Reddish-brown is the new black, exterminator companies deploy nerve gas in turf wars, ten-year-olds are applying for lemonade stand operator licences, and the government-sponsored autobiography 'A Veros Atarka For All Seasons' has only been bought by the most loyal of Veros Atarka's supporters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Monarche's national animal is the Leviathan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Gen'a'Tyr.

Monarche is ranked 2,507^th in the world and 115^th in Lazarus for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 754.07 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.