The Territorial Authority of Antipodesia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Governor-General John FitzLivingstone with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.474 billion Antipodesians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Disraelia. The average income tax rate is 41.5%.

The very strong Antipodesian economy, worth 85.9 trillion Farthings a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 58,286 Farthings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, hospital administrators can usually be found scrubbing their floors with toothbrushes, obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, and Anglican Christianity has been named as Antipodesia's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Antipodesia's national animal is the Emperor Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Anglican Christianity.

Antipodesia is ranked 194,661^st in the world and 10,450^th in Balder for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 34,097.85 Standard Monetary Units.