The Republic of Aetulia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Anthony Jackson with an iron fist, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, frequent executions, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 8.569 billion Aetulians 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 relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valyria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Aetulian economy, worth a remarkable 2,952 trillion Drakkars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 344,601 Drakkars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,791,020 per year while the poor average 9,486, a ratio of 294 to 1.

Rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, the law says it's okay to sell a bomb to a terrorist so long as they promise not to detonate it, international trade can be a pain to deal with, and military spending recently hit a new high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Aetulia's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Aetulia is ranked 2,312^th in the world and 113^th in The North Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 8,929.08 on the Hickory Productivity Index.