The Secret Garden of Anderida is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Enid Spindrift with a fair hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 778 million Andred 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, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lucidium. The average income tax rate is 74.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Andred economy, worth 32.5 trillion Andred Pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 41,780 Andred Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

School teachers check the staff room for hidden webcams before complaining about rebellious students, the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, the comic book series 'Enid Spindrift and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, and most voters only see their chosen representative visit once every election cycle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anderida's national animal is the White Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Anderida is ranked 14,503^rd in the world and 20^th in The Wellspring for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,784.81 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.