The Republic of Ednew is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its restrictive gun laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, cynical population of 4.255 billion Ednewians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.5%.

The strong Ednewian economy, worth 201 trillion rubledollars a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 47,278 rubledollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 294,503 per year while the poor average 3,246, a ratio of 90.7 to 1.

Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Ednew's national animal is the hawk, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Ednew is ranked 303,550^th in the world and 1^st in Lundenora for Highest Poor Incomes, with 3,246.02 Standard Monetary Units.