The Ongoing State of Absentia is a behemoth, safe nation, ruled by youse with an even hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, pith helmet sales, and national health service. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 50.645 billion Absentians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The relatively small, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Middle of Nowhere. The average income tax rate is 87.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Absentian economy, worth an astonishing 28,552 trillion ergs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is a breathtaking 563,787 ergs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One little fight can find you movin' to be the fresh prince of Ilba, troublemakers boast about how many times they have to visit their therapist, smoking is banned in public areas, and a government program is underway to revitalize Absentia's beaches. Crime is totally unknown. Absentia's national animal is the cambot, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Absentia is ranked 132^nd in the world and 1^st in CDW Federation for Most Developed, scoring 100.35 on the Human Development Index.