The Enchanting Republic of Ajek is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its fear of technology, public floggings, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 26.525 billion Ajekians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eastley. The average income tax rate is 91.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ajekian economy, worth a remarkable 2,910 trillion Izleks a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 109,711 Izleks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

History lessons resemble a who's-who and how's-how of crime, civil engineers are undermining sinkholes, the black market offers sweet deals, and the police motto is "to protect and not to serve". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ajek's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ajek is ranked 58,465^th in the world and 2^nd in Alcris for Safest, scoring 100.65 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.