The Arcane Confederation of Aephrivia is a mammoth, efficient nation, remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, humorless population of 5.076 billion Aephrivians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote considered an admirable theoretical ideal.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Trilake City. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Aephrivian economy, worth 378 trillion Florins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 74,658 Florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights, the government subsidizes those who produce the worst results, the only movement outdoors is of ramen-delivery drones, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Trilake City. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aephrivia's national animal is the Smilidon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aephrivia is ranked 59,622^nd in the world and 3,077^th in Balder for Highest Poor Incomes, with 48,704.21 Standard Monetary Units.