The People's Socialist Republic of Absolutus is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Presiding Speaker Santiago Silva with an even hand, and remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, prohibition of alcohol, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 23.711 billion Absolutians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Populus. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Absolutian economy, worth an astonishing 11,262 trillion Absolutian Stamps 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 474,994 Absolutian Stamps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, bike rage is all the rage, universities spend millions cultivating ivy on their buildings, and 'Let's Get It On' has jumped to #1 on the billboard charts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Absolutus's national animal is the Toucan, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Absolutus is ranked 29^th in the world and 1^st in Oddearth for Safest, scoring 285.26 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.