The Eternal Empire of Abanthia is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Imperator Grey with an iron fist, and remarkable for its closed borders, infamous sell-swords, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.319 billion Abanthians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dominus. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Abanthian economy, worth a remarkable 1,201 trillion Cruxes a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 164,128 Cruxes, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 936,878 per year while the poor average 13,935, a ratio of 67.2 to 1.

People feel the most alone when among peers, fishermen take out second mortgages to afford the yearly fishing permit, the cancellation of "The Real Vixens of Dominus" has been described as a real blow for entertainment, and many Abanthians are their brothers' keepers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Abanthia's national animal is the Winter Hind, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Sibber Imperialis.

Abanthia is ranked 3,140^th in the world and 1^st in ravana for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 9,004.21 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.