The Federal Republic of Edelweissia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Thaddeus Freeman with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 27.439 billion Citizens 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Citadel Origin. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Edelweissian economy, worth a remarkable 3,197 trillion Credits a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 116,524 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

New pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes, parents dread their examinations more than their children, engaged partners detail their fiancés' private lives in detail to prurient bureaucrats, and one year's corporation tax from three international megacorporations has funded one dozen shiny black pencils for Thaddeus Freeman's office. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Edelweissia's national animal is the Shiba Inu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Edelweissia is ranked 5,262^nd in the world and 2^nd in NATO 2022 for Safest, scoring 130.43 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.