The Sun dropping Empire of Anglost is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by King William IV with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 6.869 billion Anglostians 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 Sunrisedon. The average income tax rate is 26.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Anglostian economy, worth 294 trillion Chits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,898 Chits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Anglost to be bombproof, Teas have more rights than the average citizen, and scientists pester asteroids with probes until they go away. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Anglost's national animal is the Tea, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Sunrisism.

Anglost is ranked 91,547^th in the world and 1,089^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 104.72 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.