The Democratic States of Aeiuo is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Ralph Nadres with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 16.534 billion Aeiuoans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Healthcare, with Education and Welfare also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Libertyville. The average income tax rate is 6.4%.

The very strong Aeiuoan economy, worth 837 trillion francs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is 50,664 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Children often kick leopards for amusement, inheritance tax has recently been abolished, polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums, and adults hang around outside comic stores to ask kids to go and buy magazines for them. Crime is a problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Aeiuo's national animal is the leopard, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Green Wiccan.

Aeiuo is ranked 330,750^th in the world and 16^th in The Academy for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring -7.07 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.