The Republic of Abesa is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by the Glorious Mother with an iron fist, and renowned for its infamous sell-swords, anti-smoking policies, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, cynical, humorless population of 6.802 billion Abesians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Astaria. The average income tax rate is 95.4%.

The very strong Abesian economy, worth 725 trillion aris 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 106,691 aris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, builders across Abesa are blocked up with orders for new public loos, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and the nation's soldiers are considered the best-dressed in Autarky Alliance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Abesa's national animal is the ant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is not applicable.

Abesa is ranked 44,401^st in the world and 1^st in Autarky Alliance for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 13,499.54 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.