The Grand Commonwealth of Euterpee is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Marble Lady Ester Alexandra II with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 2.008 billion Euterpeeans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Penelope - Αγία Πηνελόπη. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Euterpeean economy, worth 344 trillion Euterpeenian Franks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 171,680 Euterpeenian Franks, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians can be seen taking candy from babies, school nurse's offices feature full-service operating suites, third party candidates are now gaining some representation in Parliament, and most Euterpeenian Frank coins are riddled with bite marks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Euterpee's national animal is the Indigo Orca, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

Euterpee is ranked 121,926^th in the world and 230^th in Aeternum for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 39.87 Effective Tax Rate.