The Empire of Elyisa is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 247 million Elyisans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Spirituality, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.3%.

The strong Elyisan economy, worth 13.9 trillion solidis a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Trout Farming, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 56,207 solidis, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 174,695 per year while the poor average 13,912, a ratio of 12.6 to 1.

More than one company makes the board game Monopoly, agricultural employees work for peanuts, all tariffs have been abolished, and when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Elyisa's national animal is the double-headed eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Elyisa is ranked 138,049^th in the world and 274^th in Sophia for Most Cultured, scoring 65 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.