The Matriarchy of The Empire of Adrestia is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emperor Edelgard von Hresvelg with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 9.691 billion Adrestians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Enbarr. The average income tax rate is 31.3%.

The Empire of Adrestian economy, worth 417 trillion Aquiloes a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,109 Aquiloes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Government solves problems by tossing money at the nearest geek, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and Emperor Edelgard von Hresvelg has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Empire of Adrestia's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Empire of Adrestia is ranked 171,562^nd in the world and 8,083^rd in Osiris for Most Developed, scoring 54.14 on the Human Development Index.