The Republic of Eldbia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.322 billion Eldbians 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 large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 82.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eldbian economy, worth 614 trillion francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 115,547 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cops shout apologies with every swing of their baton, the nation sends criminals home to think about what they did, coalition governments are essential to passing new laws, and the inside lane of every highway is for parked vehicles only. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eldbia's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Eldbia is ranked 25,470^th in the world and 836^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 7,050.47 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.