The Republic of Abiyna is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 425 million Abiyns are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 48.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Abiyn economy, worth 4.91 trillion shillings 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 black market in Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. 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 11,549 shillings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Farting etiquette is taught in schools, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, works of historical fiction contain a surprising lack of historical figures, and veteran cops reminisce over their heavy armor days. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Abiyna's national animal is the slender-tailed nightjar.

Abiyna is ranked 112,031^st in the world and 764^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Pacifist, with 75.59 cheeks turned per day.