The Holy Empire of Aagotnes is a tiny, orderly nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 8 million Aagotnesians 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, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 54.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Aagotnesian economy, worth 266 billion ågoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 33,343 ågoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aagotnes's national animal is the polar bear.

Aagotnes is ranked 229,796^th in the world and 22^nd in Unbound for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 29.57 on the Bus Surprisal Index.