The Pacifist Peoples of Andromeda Islands is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 38.587 billion The Isles of Andromeda are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 94.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Andromeda Islander economy, worth a remarkable 4,052 trillion Golden Euros a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 105,023 Golden Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Appliance stores are finding spy cameras embedded in their unboxed merchandise, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, and graffiti graces every city's streets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Andromeda Islands's national animal is the Black Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Andromeda Islands is ranked 107,041^st in the world and 2,426^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.