The Federation of Andolel is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Boon Faldor with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, infamous sell-swords, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.652 billion Andolelians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of High Culloch. The average income tax rate is 83.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Andolelian economy, worth 172 trillion Andolel Pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 104,449 Andolel Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every workday begins with group therapy, Blueriver mercenaries routinely do the army's dirty work, the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, and the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Andolel's national animal is the Otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is The Worship of Silly Goose.

Andolel is ranked 17,024^th in the world and 435^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,422.39 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.