The Commonwealth of Anisopterra is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by President Asa Libellen with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.033 billion Anisopterrans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Odonata DA. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Anisopterran economy, worth 338 trillion Flutters a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,466 Flutters, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Chickens frolic freely on swings and roundabouts in Odonata DA's playgrounds, the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop, cyclists spend more time unlocking their bicycles than they do cycling, and human tissue is grown in vats as a delicacy as well as for transplants. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anisopterra's national animal is the Miniature Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Anisopterra is ranked 54,078^th in the world and 638^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 3,581.94 on the Hickory Productivity Index.