The Empire of Aodh is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Desmor Aodh III with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 15.757 billion Imperials 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crimson City. The average income tax rate is 85.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Imperial economy, worth a remarkable 2,107 trillion marks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 133,778 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Religious households enthusiastically use whips in private, the nation solves other countries' human rights problems with a generous dose of violence, it is rumoured that Emperor Desmor Aodh III uses a magic 8-ball to make policy decisions, and it isn't only obsequious grandees who produce a lot of manure at state occasions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aodh's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Faith of the Eternal Flame.

Aodh is ranked 262,339^th in the world and 9,348^th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 41.76 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.