The Most Serene Republic of Anderida is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 376 million Andred are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Luciton. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Andred economy, worth 8.16 trillion Andred Pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 21,707 Andred Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Andred government is the world's largest NGO, the weather in Luciton is always 'pigeons with a chance of droppings', politicians and casino owners who so much as wander into the same room are arrested on the spot, and business meetings across the country are interrupted by the sound of squeaking whoopee-cushions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anderida's national animal is the White Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Anderida is ranked 166,201^st in the world and 112^th in The Wellspring for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 311.82 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.