The Democratic Republic of Aetros is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Bailey Shipley with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 1.813 billion Aetrosians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aetros City. The average income tax rate is 88.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Aetrosian economy, worth 196 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 108,273 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every workday begins with group therapy, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, and the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aetros's national animal is the Possum, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None.

Aetros is ranked 11,494^th in the world and 55^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Highest Food Quality, scoring 151.77 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.