The Republic of Ansington is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, sprawling nuclear power plants, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 19.902 billion Ansingtonians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ansington City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ansingtonian economy, worth a remarkable 6,361 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 319,662 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.

An increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, only adults may purchase violent video games, agricultural employees work for peanuts, and pharmaceutical companies emphatically promise that "your pills are in the mail" rather than admit any supply shortfall. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ansington's national animal is the Gray Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ansington is ranked 710^th in the world and 14^th in Europe for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 26,489.16 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.