The Empire of TheBurningFlame is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ethaniel Daniel Jénozeus with an iron fist, and notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.15 billion Flameans 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of TheFire. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 50.7%.

The frighteningly efficient TheBurningFlamean economy, worth 121 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,082 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

Community theaters are known for their bawdy renditions of 'Springtime for Ethaniel Daniel Jénozeus', job satisfaction is a luxury many Flameans can't afford, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, and a National Academy regulates grammar and usage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TheBurningFlame's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Ethaniel.

TheBurningFlame is ranked 65,858^th in the world and 76^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.