The Republic of Abs0l is a titanic, safe nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 13.069 billion Abs0lians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 41.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Abs0lian economy, worth 179 trillion pokecoins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 13,735 pokecoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Abs0l City Prison Revue puts on a better stage show than anything in the Theatre District, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and Harry Potter books are banned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Abs0l's national animal is the Absol.

Abs0l is ranked 126,384^th in the world and 495^th in Star alpha phoenicis for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,342.13 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.