The Republic of Amadeus-1 is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, public floggings, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, devout population of 21.581 billion Amadeus-1ians 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, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 19.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Amadeus-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,903 trillion asdfs a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 88,190 asdfs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election", top-shelf magazines feature risqué centrefold spreads of ladies' wrists, and savvy students quote paywalled research knowing that university lecturers can't afford to check the citations. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Amadeus-1's national animal is the asdf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Amadeus-1 is ranked 20,008^th in the world and 1^st in Wien for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 7,866.39 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.