The Most Holy Republic of Ansstatt is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by MB Alois Horkheimer with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 909 million Ansstattors 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 relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Industry, although Defense, Spirituality, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gesalbtesland. The average income tax rate is 23.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ansstattic economy, worth 115 trillion Annsmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 127,602 Annsmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been reported, computer users are buried daily in thousands of unsolicited emails, shopkeepers use microscopes to verify the authenticity of banknotes, and education for the poor is learning to ask "do you want fries with that?". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Ansstatt's national animal is the Basilisk, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ansstatt is ranked 119,723^rd in the world and 622^nd in Europe for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,007.22 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.