The Empire of Aigeus is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Princeps Omnium with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory vegetarianism, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.144 billion Aigeusians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Terra Aurea. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Aigeusian economy, worth 602 trillion euros a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 191,672 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Contestants on Aigeus's Got Talent are screened by the government to make sure that they actually have talent, the police have reaffirmed their tough stance on drugs, scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays, and visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with Princeps Omnium. Crime is totally unknown. Aigeus's national animal is the jackass penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Atheism.

Aigeus is ranked 4,213^th in the world and 1^st in Penguin Land for Highest Food Quality, scoring 213.06 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.