The Imperial States of Awebec is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Lord High King Loki with an even hand, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.92 billion Awebecians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.5%.

The strong Awebecian economy, worth 110 trillion impercreds a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 57,369 impercreds, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 306,692 per year while the poor average 5,626, a ratio of 54.5 to 1.

Lord High King Loki has just been declared ruler of Awebec in an international press conference, open-heart surgery is taught in seminaries, Lord High King Loki claims to be the epitome of family values, and parents dread their examinations more than their children. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Awebec's national animal is the giraffe, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is episcopalian.

Awebec is ranked 148,097^th in the world and 182^nd in The League for Most Developed, scoring 55.48 on the Human Development Index.