The Republic of Antionth Powat is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 1.464 billion Antionth Powatians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.7%.

The all-consuming Antionth Powatian economy, worth 125 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 86,003 marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 272,252 per year while the poor average 20,728, a ratio of 13.1 to 1.

Military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', and being able to unblock a u-bend pipe is considered a universally essential skill. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Antionth Powat's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Antionth Powat is ranked 189,407^th in the world and 7,250^th in Balder for Highest Food Quality, scoring 12.67 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.