The Federal Republic of Aneth is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, smutty television, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 359 million Anethians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Industry, Healthcare, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aneth City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.3%.

The powerhouse Anethian economy, worth 31.9 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 88,913 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 282,357 per year while the poor average 21,331, a ratio of 13.2 to 1.

New cases of Asbestosis are cropping up as quickly as hospitals can deal with them, behind every local dictator is an Anethian advisor whispering in their ear, coffee cups have grown in size to accommodate the huge ingredients list, and behind every great person are three dozen other people passing great memos. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Aneth's national animal is the Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Aneth is ranked 2,229^th in the world and 46^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 14,638.56 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.