The Great American Empire is a massive global empire, with holdings on six of the world's seven continents. It was established in 1922 by the first Emperor Michael I, who led Americans into the Second Age of Imperialism which targetted vastly weakened European nations following the First World War. Today, the empire spans six continents, controlling 71,087,546 square kilometers (44,171,753 sq mi), with a population 1.225 billion subjects, effectively making it the largest nation in the world both by sheer size and population.