The Holy Empire of The Nighthawk Imperiam is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Imperial Council with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.833 billion Nighthawks are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Holy City. The average income tax rate is 85.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nighthawk Imperiamian economy, worth a remarkable 1,215 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 208,359 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Hawks that venture near secret military bases are routinely executed for espionage, nobody likes bad boys any more, the police are tightening their grip on alcohol smugglers, and The Nighthawk Imperiam is suspiciously populated compared to its neighbors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Nighthawk Imperiam's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.

The Nighthawk Imperiam is ranked 36,365^th in the world and 2^nd in DogeLand for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,597.45 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.