The Irish Republic of Embutharldorness is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Auri with an iron fist, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and public floggings. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.71 billion Platypusers are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Platypus city. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Embutharldornessian economy, worth 434 trillion Duck billed platypusers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 117,249 Duck billed platypusers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Compliance officers smash the kneecaps of unethical bureaucrats, the government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires), employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, and dog owners proudly declare that their pups can predict when the mailman will arrive. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Embutharldorness's national animal is the Duck billed platypus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Roman Catholism.

Embutharldorness is ranked 52,307^th in the world and 1^st in SimDemocracy for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 87.85 on the Bus Surprisal Index.