The Empire of X3-U is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, triple-decker prams, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 461 million Exiens 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 Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Asylla. The average income tax rate is 30.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Exian economy, worth 46.5 trillion Exunis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 100,810 Exunis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal, Leader will only ring up foreign leaders if they agree to reverse the charges, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Asylla, and the government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. X3-U's national animal is the hummingbird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

X3-U is ranked 275,292^nd in the world and 4,811^th in The East Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -10.95 on the Clooney Contribution Index.