The Commonwealth of Axis Mundi is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Banba with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.248 billion Axis Mundians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Empyrean. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Axis Mundian economy, worth a remarkable 2,367 trillion Zennies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 193,267 Zennies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is washing its hands of alleged corruption, Banba's reputation is hard as nails, reporters who negatively comment on politicians' haircuts are cut from the news, and the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Axis Mundi's national animal is the Hummingbird, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Axis Mundi is ranked 9,240^th in the world and 121^st in the South Pacific for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 9,939.69 on the Gilded Widget Scale.