The Borderlands of AngelStitch is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Violet with an iron fist, and remarkable for its smutty television, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 3.401 billion AngelStitchians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Odonhull. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.4%.

The frighteningly efficient AngelStitchian economy, worth 377 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 111,011 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, shipping canals are a bit like unimaginative cheese shops -- filled with debris, 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, and paralegals spend all day Hewlett-Packing attorneys' law briefs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. AngelStitch's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Empress of Mankind.

AngelStitch is ranked 45,510^th in the world and 113^th in The League for Lowest Crime Rates, with 75.59 law-abiding acts per hour.