The Republic of Aderstan is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Francis Werner with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, complete lack of prisons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 4.24 billion Aderstanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of MediCity. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Aderstanian economy, worth 380 trillion Adderall Pills a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,791 Adderall Pills, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's reinforced coffee tables are constructed to survive an atomic blast, the nation's weary schoolchildren excel at sport but must count scores on their fingers, child adoption by homosexual couples has been outlawed, and squeaky high prepubescent voices recite the patriotic poem "Hail to The Leader!" before each meal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Aderstan's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Aderstan is ranked 65,197^th in the world and 62^nd in Anteria for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,987.15 on the Gilded Widget Scale.