The Kingdom of Afria Thebel is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Franciotto Orsini with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.276 billion Afria Thebelians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bawshar. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Afria Thebelian economy, worth a remarkable 1,051 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 321,017 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, it turns out that you actually can put a price on intangible cultural heritage, it is often said that only Franciotto Orsini could bring down Dàguó, and citizens who don't recite the Pledge of Afria Thebel at least three times a day are placed on a terrorist watch-list. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Afria Thebel's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Western Rite Orthodoxy.

Afria Thebel is ranked 5,649^th in the world and 131^st in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 113.76 law-abiding acts per hour.