The Republic of Eastern Makounistan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Joshua Jimenez with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, devotion to social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 14.133 billion Eastern Makounistanians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jimenez New City. The average income tax rate is 77.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Eastern Makounistanian economy, worth a remarkable 4,773 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 337,767 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, new mothers can pay for their weekly grocery shop with a bottle of breast milk, the law says it's okay to sell a bomb to a terrorist so long as they promise not to detonate it, and legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills. Crime is totally unknown. Eastern Makounistan's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Eastern Makounistan is ranked 805^th in the world and 16^th in the West Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,053.27 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.