The Republic of Edwarsia is a tiny, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 18 million Edwarsians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.5%.

The thriving Edwarsian economy, worth 1.25 trillion Idines a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Trout Farming. Average income is 69,221 Idines, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 245,023 per year while the poor average 14,119, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Edwarsia's national animal is the Fat Sand Rat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Edwarsia is ranked 238,075^th in the world and 1,036^th in Concord for Safest, scoring 37.67 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.