The Department of Ain is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Rachel Mazuir with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 23.908 billion Ainois have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bourg-en-Bresse. The average income tax rate is 42.1%.

The very strong Ainois economy, worth a remarkable 1,481 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 61,960 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Farting etiquette is taught in schools, they say that Rachel Mazuir's personal computer is full of naked pictures of the Emperor of Maxtopia, Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, and artists are pillars of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ain's national animal is the bear and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Ain is ranked 220,039^th in the world and 63^rd in Department Store for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 93.63 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.