The Antarctican empire consists of all of Antarctica apart from Marie Byrd land, which was taken over by the Patagonian Republic in 2068 after the Third Antarctic War. It has a population of 100,000, most of whom live under the ices in the Great Southern Tunnels. Emperor Amunsden III is the current monarch. For a list of monarchs of the Antarctican Empire, see Antarctican Emperors.