The Republic of Ayiig is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its digital currency, soft-spoken computers, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.555 billion Ayiigians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 48.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Ayiigian economy, worth 125 trillion NKBS a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 80,896 NKBS, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Newlywed misogynists complain about their wives keeping their maiden names, coffee cups have grown in size to accommodate the huge ingredients list, the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service, and the Ayiig Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ayiig's national animal is the NKB, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ayiig is ranked 20,395^th in the world and 922^nd in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,738.26 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.