The Republic of AoBM is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 21.254 billion AoBMians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 58.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse AoBMian economy, worth a remarkable 1,967 trillion nas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 92,582 nas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nobles' fancy titles no longer help them cut in line at the supermarket, men are finding 'she spots' more easily but they can't use them, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, and things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. AoBM's national animal is the na, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

AoBM is ranked 224,931^st in the world and 1^st in Alliance of Bearded Men for Nicest Citizens, with 6.19 average smiles per day.