The Empire of Aftanir is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 730 million Aftanirians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The tiny, moralistic, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The Aftanirian economy, worth 45.8 trillion guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 62,795 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, fast-food chefs regularly win Health Innovation Awards for spitting on burgers, and cars are banned. Crime is well under control, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Aftanir's national animal is the fish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Aftanir is ranked 172,575^th in the world and 348^th in Starlight for Most Developed, scoring 54.07 on the Human Development Index.