The Empire of Edresty is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Her Excellency Selenya Vale with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 1.327 billion Edrestyians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capra. The average income tax rate is 90.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Edrestyian economy, worth 202 trillion golds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 152,342 golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, elderly tribespeople die in bed surrounded by loved ones and linguists, money grows on trees, and the nation grinds to a halt on the anniversary of every marginally noteworthy event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Edresty's national animal is the goat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Edresty is ranked 4,023^rd in the world and 30^th in Europeia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 12,518.08 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.