The Republic of The New Grand Republic of Anathrax is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 601 million New Grand Republic of Anathraxians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.8%.

The New Grand Republic of Anathraxian economy, worth 28.3 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 47,088 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Wigged-out hunters report playing croquet with the Queen of Hearts, unruly families are deliberately marooned on desert islands, people with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, and cancer rates amongst the richest in society are inexplicably on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. The New Grand Republic of Anathrax's national animal is the Hawk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

The New Grand Republic of Anathrax is ranked 184,461^st in the world and 7,663^rd in Lazarus for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring zero on the Clooney Contribution Index.