The Holy Empire of Abelist is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Xavier I with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 14.577 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, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid isn't funded at all. 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 3,267 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 common. Average income is an amazing 224,163 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 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 172,979^th in the world and 31^st in Liberal Democratic Union for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,511.29 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.