The People's Socialist Republic of Absolutus is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Presiding Speaker Santiago Silva with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cheerful population of 18.55 billion Absolutians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Antro. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Absolutian economy, worth a remarkable 8,107 trillion Absolutian Stamps 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 major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 437,041 Absolutian Stamps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

What's in your genes matters more than what's in your jeans, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, owning a fishing rod can cause you to be subject to military questioning, and the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Toucan Dung" has been declared a national treasure. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Absolutus's national animal is the Toucan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Absolutus is ranked 208^th in the world and 12^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Beautiful Environments, with 8,579.75 pounds of wildlife per square mile.