The United Kingdom of Great Ai is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Chikao III with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.22 billion Aians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Koto. The average income tax rate is 67.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Aian economy, worth 180 trillion soes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 148,000 soes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Anyone who sleeps in past 9am can be declared legally dead, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, public loudspeakers constantly tell citizens they are "happy people", and you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Ai's national animal is the lion pheasant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Aian Michism.

Great Ai is ranked 258,478^th in the world and 979^th in Talonia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -4.38 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.