The Dictatorship of Aethas is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Great leader Zyy with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.587 billion Aeethasians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Administration, Law & Order, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gravesfield. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.7%.

The all-consuming Aethasian economy, worth 154 trillion Aeethasian Reais a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 97,137 Aeethasian Reais, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

Delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, soldiers' positions are given away by the glint of their bayonets, conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies, and hordes of gardening enthusiasts are being banished from cities nationwide. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aethas's national animal is the black fur wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Aethas is ranked 54,578^th in the world and 553^rd in Europe for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 3,604.65 on the Gilded Widget Scale.