The State of Aernoutsz is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10.534 billion Aernoutszians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The thriving Aernoutszian economy, worth 789 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 74,920 betales, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 340,966 per year while the poor average 10,063, a ratio of 33.9 to 1.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, all tariffs have been abolished, and Aernoutsz has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Aernoutsz's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Aernoutsz is ranked 264,865^th in the world and 513^th in Ancient Lands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 41.75 law-abiding acts per hour.