The Republic of Addison Barger is a very large, pleasant nation, remarkable for its national health service, lack of airports, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, devout population of 352 million Addison Bargerians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 36.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Addison Bargerian economy, worth 15.8 trillion hits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,895 hits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Corporations cut costs by taking away safety-features on their products, the NHS is snowed under by requests for crisper ciabatta and tenderer tagliatelle, nobody likes bad boys any more, and more than one company makes the board game Monopoly. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Addison Barger's national animal is the baseball, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Addison Barger is ranked 207,646^th in the world and 9,788^th in Balder for Highest Average Incomes, with 44,895.99 Standard Monetary Units.