The Republic of Edvard Munch is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, parental licensing program, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 1.699 billion Edvard Munchians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.5%.

The thriving Edvard Munchian economy, worth 110 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,888 pounds, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 325,579 per year while the poor average 7,245, a ratio of 44.9 to 1.

Members of the government all have oddly similar anecdotes about their childhoods, it's considered a civil right to be allowed to neglect and mistreat your own children, crossbow bolts fill the skies if so much as a sparrow flies overhead, and East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Edvard Munch's national animal is the parrot.

Edvard Munch is ranked 76,542^nd in the world and 9^th in Fine Art for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,862.64 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.