The Self-Annihilation State of Abysm is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Raiden Bosenmori Mei with an iron fist, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.217 billion Self-Annihilators 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Izumo. The average income tax rate is 38.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Self-Annihilator economy, worth 122 trillion Crimson Knots a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 29,025 Crimson Knots, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

An aboriginal talking stick is used for leaders' debates at election time, Anti-IX has been named as Abysm's national religion, the government is paving paradises to put up parking lots, and one does not simply walk into the tundra. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Abysm's national animal is the racoon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Anti-IX.

Abysm is ranked 317,463^rd in the world and 3^rd in Acheron for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -9.8 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.