The Unified Fódlan of The Adrestian Empire is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Edelgard with an iron fist, and renowned for its national health service, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 10.005 billion Adrestians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Enbarr. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Adrestian Empirean economy, worth 697 trillion gold pieces a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,745 gold pieces, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy, jail house rock has been replaced with jail house golden oldies, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Adrestian Empire's national animal is the eagle.

The Adrestian Empire is ranked 284,261^st in the world and 15^th in Fodlan for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -14.42 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.