The Dominion of Aardmonnik is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The quiet, industrious population of 18.081 billion Aardmonnikians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 75.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Aardmonnikian economy, worth 70.8 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 3,915 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens select which government department gets their income tax francs each year, the government's religious works are headed by a New Age guru, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aardmonnik's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aardmonnik is ranked 19,789^th in the world and 2^nd in Vistulia for Largest Populations, with 18.1 billion capita.