The Federal Republic of Aneth is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, ubiquitous missile silos, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 354 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 receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aneth City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.4%.

The powerhouse Anethian economy, worth 31.3 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 88,492 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 281,020 per year while the poor average 21,230, a ratio of 13.2 to 1.

The government recently relinquished its monopoly on the mail service, little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, and lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers. 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 137,018^th in the world and 3,468^th in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,053.6 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.