A. OVERVIEW
1. Official Name: The Free Land of Aethelia
2. Short Name: Aethelia
3. Date of Foundation: 1952
4. Surface Area (km2): 14,584,800
5. Internet Top Level Domain: .ae
6. Capital City: Elatha
7. Largest City: Lucina
B. GOVERNMENT
1. Head of State: Leader JEM
2. Head of Government: NDP Representative Marina Taegan
3. System of Government: Unconstitutional Parliament
4. Power Structure: Federal
5. Name of Legislature (NA if not applicable): Parliament
6. Name of Highest Court (NA if not applicable): NA
7. Voting (Compulsory or Voluntary): Voluntary
8. Minimum Voting Age: 16
C. PEOPLE AND SOCIETY
1. Population: 33,039,896
2. Life Expectancy: 84
3. Literacy: 99%
4. Direction of Traffic: Clockwise
5. Capital Punishment: No.
6. Abortion: Legal in all cases. In the absence of gender inequality, nobody has even thought to make it illegal.
7. Religions: No true religion, though there are many who are spiritual regarding nature, and there are a small minority of Selene Cultists.
8. Marriage Equality: No concept of marriage, it's seen as a strange and restricting foreign tradition. People are free to be with whoever they want, with no limit on the number of partners.
9. Healthcare System: Communal Health Centers.
10. Languages Spoken: Aethelian. A slow and clear language with many "ae" sounds. Some choose to take a vow of silence and do not speak.
11. Most Populated Cities (3): The Six Cities are approximately equal, but still, Lucina, Rhinannon, and Mawu.
D. ECONOMY
1. Gross Domestic Product: $906,978,196,076
2. GDP per capita: $37,318
3. Currency: The Aether, æ
4. Inflation: 3%
5. Unemployment: 8%. Aethelia doesn't officially recognize non-disabled adults as unemployed, merely freely experimenting with their options until they can make money from what they do.
6. Poverty: 0.4%. Very low income inequality compared to other nations.
7. Industries: Tourism, art/museums/music/concerts, clothing and dyes, random acts of science and creativity.
E. MILITARY
1. Military Expenditure (% of GDP): 0.6%, only on research for creative ways to win battles to equip those who volunteer.
2. Conscription: Volunteers only. Militias are free to travel how they want in their quests for glory, under the understanding that Parliament will not defend them if they get into trouble by their own will.
3. Active Personnel: 4,000
4. Reserve Personnel: 0
5. Military Branches: Independent Glory-Seeking Militia. Spy Network.