The Empire of Aigeus is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Princeps Omnium with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, soft-spoken computers, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.636 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 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Aigeusian economy, worth 694 trillion euros 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 190,967 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The endangered saltwater humpback jackass penguin is only seen in captivity programs, Princeps Omnium reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts, and a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park. 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 1,672^nd in the world and 1^st in Penguin Land for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 118.9 on the Kitten Softness Rating.