The United Socialist States of The Federation of Aeterna is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical population of 1.118 billion Federation of Aeternans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 53.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Federation of Aeternan economy, worth 44.5 trillion rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 39,767 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Balder holds its breath as nuclear warfare is being seriously considered, the nation is weighing the price of victory following a nuclear strike, hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have, and citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Federation of Aeterna's national animal is the Mountain Lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Federation of Aeterna is ranked 99,920^th in the world and 5,053^rd in Balder for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 96.92 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.