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“Scientia est prothoplastus step ut sapientia.”

The Republic of Afarensis is a huge, safe nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies. Its hard-working population of 424 million 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Social Welfare. The average income tax rate is 65%, and even higher for the wealthy. A robust private sector is led by the Uranium Mining industry, followed by Automobile Manufacturing and Arms Manufacturing.

Motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and the fire protection service is wholly government-funded. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Afarensis's national animal is the chimpanzee, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the pound.

Afarensis is ranked 3rd in the region and 8,058th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.