The Republic of Aethergenic is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, keen interest in outer space, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.565 billion Aethergenicians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.9%.

The powerhouse Aethergenician economy, worth 112 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,817 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists soak their luggage in boiling water before unpacking, sermons are regularly interrupted by businessmen taking phone calls, textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be, and the government forces Aethergenicians to eat their vegetables. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aethergenic's national animal is the tiger.

Aethergenic is ranked 81,946^th in the world and 59^th in Pluralpedia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,834.37 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.