The Intellectual Empire of Awesomepotomia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Prime Minister Extraordinaire with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 17.76 billion Awesomepotomiens enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mont Blanc. The average income tax rate is 82.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Awesomepotomian economy, worth a remarkable 7,078 trillion Phantom Owl Dubloons a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 398,559 Phantom Owl Dubloons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Nano-Awesomepotomian Red Pandas are the current fad sweeping the nation, corporate lobbying has been outlawed, the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses, and it is quite common for bar patrons to discuss Wittgenstein over cordials and games of backgammon. Crime is totally unknown. Awesomepotomia's national animal is the Awesomepotomian Red Panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Order of the Snow Leopard.

Awesomepotomia is ranked 207,779^th in the world and 1,164^th in Europeia for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -43.89 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.