The Hive World of Anfair is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Planetary Governor Alexio Acilius with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, cheerful population of 7.347 billion Anfairians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sector Administratum. The average income tax rate is 97.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Anfairian economy, worth a remarkable 1,747 trillion Aquila Pieces a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 237,845 Aquila Pieces, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Songs in 4/4 time are simply too common for the musical cognoscenti, constipated disaster survivors are rapidly learning that MRE is short for "Meal Requiring Enemas", the nation's student exchange programs are something of a one way street, and the government is expanding hungrily in its conquest of bread. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anfair's national animal is the Two-headed Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Imperial Faith.

Anfair is ranked 3,690^th in the world and 73^rd in The East Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 63.33 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.