The Holy Empire of Abelist is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Xavier I with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, parental licensing program, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.414 billion Abelistians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xerathos. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Abelistian economy, worth a remarkable 3,206 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 222,447 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has always been at war with Moltovea, the government is said to have a martyrdom complex, the church encourages double-dipping, and wars are forgotten but not forgiven. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Abelist's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Freology.

Abelist is ranked 8,668^th in the world and 4^th in Liberal Democratic Union for Highest Average Incomes, with 222,447.89 Standard Monetary Units.