The Republic of Andanopia is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its closed borders, barren, inhospitable landscape, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.685 billion Andanopians 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 medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.4%.

The thriving Andanopian economy, worth 125 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,401 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 321,816 per year while the poor average 10,940, a ratio of 29.4 to 1.

Road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans, the national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service, rural Andanopians stare in awe at the bright lights of the big cities, and the Andanopia City Prison Revue puts on a better stage show than anything in the Theatre District. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Andanopia's national animal is the aplix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Andanopia is ranked 254,735^th in the world and 914^th in Concord for Nicest Citizens, with 8.98 average smiles per day.