The Federal Republic of Aesland is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 869 million Aeslandians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Public Transport, and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aethian City. The average income tax rate is 38.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Aeslandian economy, worth 35.5 trillion Aureuses a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,860 Aureuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ironic death by tasering is on the rise amongst door-to-door taser salesmen, history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, citizens are required to report any and all incidents of prayer to their local Religious Affairs Officer, and the government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Aesland's national animal is the Imperial Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aesland is ranked 44,650^th in the world and 2,182^nd in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,636.17 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.