The Dictatorship of Aperture Sciences is a large, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 123 million Lab Boys are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The thriving Aperture Scientist economy, worth 8.82 trillion Science Points a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 71,699 Science Points, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 311,474 per year while the poor average 10,463, a ratio of 29.8 to 1.

Serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed, Brasilistan has been announced as the nation's newest colony, epileptic patients switch their medications to whichever has a 'buy one get one free' offer, and some magnifier-wielding Lab Boys say Leader seems a little lacking in something. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Aperture Sciences's national animal is the Crow, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Aperture Sciences is ranked 285,344^th in the world and 103^rd in Steam for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 8.26 Effective Tax Rate.