The Iron-Fist Rule of Authoss is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Ivan Machiavelli with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.325 billion Authossians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Irongrit. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Authossian economy, worth 196 trillion Auts a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 148,677 Auts, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, satellite images show safe electoral constituencies in complete darkness, carefully-staged grief is displayed by Ivan Machiavelli after national disasters, and the nation is renowned abroad for its love of blood and guts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Authoss's national animal is the Fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Authoss is ranked 19,628^th in the world and 497^th in the South Pacific for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 98.89 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.