The Colony of AElOU is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning swan population. The hard-working, democratic population of 8.721 billion AElOUians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 24.4%.

The AElOUian economy, worth 433 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 49,703 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, just as students finish their homework it's time for school, the nation's hospitals are criticized for caring more about profits than patients, and marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. AElOU's national animal is the swan, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

AElOU is ranked 233,791^st in the world and 374^th in Pacifism for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 199.24 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.