The Sovereign Federal Republic of Anso is a massive, genial nation, ruled by little blue aliens with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 1.241 billion Ansolese enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Burbank. The average income tax rate is 74.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ansolese economy, worth 193 trillion cowries a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 155,757 cowries, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, garishly-decorated government buildings are being hailed as the height of 'religious nouveau', decongestants have replaced cowries in street transactions, and homophobia is off the menu. Crime is totally unknown. Anso's national animal is the Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is NationStates.

Anso is ranked 230,486^th in the world and 231^st in Panam for Most Authoritarian, with 457.41 milliStalins.