The Principality of Anthologie is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Kurou Of The Even Hand with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 997 million Anthologieans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Great Landfill. The average income tax rate is 43.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Anthologiean economy, worth 93.3 trillion Vacuum Tubes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Book Publishing, Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 93,614 Vacuum Tubes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Kurou Of The Even Hand's former secretary was last sighted on her new yacht, international trade can be a pain to deal with, vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, and the government helps teach children how to kill a man from six paces. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anthologie's national animal is the Savage Wombat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Anthologie is ranked 71,838^th in the world and 1,177^th in The North Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 93,614.08 Standard Monetary Units.