The Sovereign Federal Republic of Anso is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by little blue aliens with an even hand, and notable for its digital currency, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.127 billion Ansoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Burbank. The average income tax rate is 76.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ansoan economy, worth 986 trillion cowries a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 192,423 cowries, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are raised bilingual from an early age, commuters regularly break the sound barrier -- and several bones, the new Shark Supremacy Party is faring well in the polls, and leading ethologists are being investigated for illegal electoral interference. 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 the Power of Friendship.

Anso is ranked 23,364^th in the world and 1^st in Panam for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,057.27 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.