The Financial Mistake of Sierra Andreas is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 534 million Andreasians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, with Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Montebank. The average income tax rate is 48.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Andreasian economy, worth 53.9 trillion Santoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 101,014 Santoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air, every workday begins with group therapy, police struggle to solve crimes due to the lack of fingerprint records, and government reports are now used to teach toddlers to read. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sierra Andreas's national animal is the Tomcat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sierra Andreas is ranked 269,922^nd in the world and 5,427^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 176.33 pounds of wildlife per square mile.