The Protectorate of Aelithar is a large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 67 million Aelitharians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. The average income tax rate is 20.2%.

The Aelitharian economy, worth 3.40 trillion Shimmers a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,784 Shimmers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Children deemed 'disorderly' or otherwise unfit for public schools are shipped off to military academies, chickens frolic freely on swings and roundabouts in Aelithar City's playgrounds, conscientious objectors are hanged as traitors, and napalm is the tool of choice for disabling eco-unfriendly forestry operations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aelithar's national animal is the Luminescent Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Aelithar is ranked 253,497^th in the world and 270^th in Wintreath for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -6.32 on the Clooney Contribution Index.