The Republic of Anilstan is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 686 million Anilstanians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 53.4%.

The very strong Anilstanian economy, worth 51.3 trillion Anil Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,724 Anil Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Everyone suspects that everyone else is a terrorist, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups, people often feel unbalanced by their daily commute, and Leader's recent "I have a dream that we will fight them by raking muck on the beaches" speech seems a little derivative to many. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anilstan's national animal is the Horse.

Anilstan is ranked 31,122^nd in the world and 1,158^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 80 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.