The Atlantean Empire of Aquiru is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by AquaPerson with an even hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, vat-grown people, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 17.831 billion Aquiruans 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 relatively small government prioritizes Administration, although Environment, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Whale-O-Rama. The average income tax rate is 21.2%.

The powerhouse Aquiruan economy, worth a remarkable 1,600 trillion aquis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 89,778 aquis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Academics have a bone to pick with free market entrepreneurs, the nation's reputation for treachery has left it sidelined on the international stage, teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art, and commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aquiru's national animal is the killer whale, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Aquiru is ranked 70,686^th in the world and 9^th in Redundant Realm of Redundancy for Most Cultured, scoring 68 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.