The Democratic States of Aesi is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Dr Joe Obama Jr the Third with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 4.673 billion Aesians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kyria. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Aesian economy, worth 451 trillion Kyres a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,578 Kyres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Auditors are gutting every governmental department, lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you', most Kyre coins are riddled with bite marks, and a flying elephant and Dr Joe Obama Jr the Third share the same nickname. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aesi's national animal is the Red tailed hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aesi is ranked 279,686^th in the world and 5,940^th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -11.4 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.