The Grand Duchy of Ansylvania is a huge, safe nation, notable for its national health service, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 873 million Ansylvanians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Silvarine. The average income tax rate is 38.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ansylvanian economy, worth 86.0 trillion ansylves a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 98,485 ansylves, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly, ride-sharing often involves some passengers sitting on the roof rack, and immigrants who don't like the taste of Ansylvanian Turnip Chips are immediately deported. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ansylvania's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ansylvania is ranked 75,289^th in the world and 571^st in the Rejected Realms for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,333.25 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.