The State of AY is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 20.075 billion AYians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.5%.

The powerhouse AYian economy, worth 961 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 47,883 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 325,548 per year while the poor average 2,572, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Military funding has been stripped back, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, a major religion has been named as AY's national religion, and AY has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. AY's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

AY is ranked 227,386^th in the world and 377^th in Omega Prime for Nicest Citizens, with 5.59 average smiles per day.