The Commonwealth of East Isles is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 128 million East Islesians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The East Islesian economy, worth 6.29 trillion East Isles farthings a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,177 East Isles farthings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voting is voluntary, scavengers with burlap sacks and shovels skulk around graveyards, the nation faces constant invasions by foreign boy bands, and the nation has an international reputation for compassion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. East Isles's national animal is the pygmy loris, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

East Isles is ranked 9,782^nd in the world and 834^th in The North Pacific for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 34.72 Bank.