The Empire of Aboun is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 14.42 billion Abounians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The minute government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Law & Order, although Industry is also considered important, while Welfare and Spirituality receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.0%.

The powerhouse Abounian economy, worth 639 trillion Sovereigns a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Trout Farming, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 44,317 Sovereigns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 131,771 per year while the poor average 11,685, a ratio of 11.3 to 1.

Kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles, traffic jams are a common sight due to construction work from a massive overhaul of the nation's freeways, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime is a problem. Aboun's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Aboun is ranked 148,826^th in the world and 5^th in Ilum for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring zero on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.