The Republic of Eastoria is a huge, genial nation, ruled by President Robert Brunner with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 920 million Eastorians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Klerksburg. The average income tax rate is 44.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Eastorian economy, worth 56.9 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,805 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Economists confusingly list "fusarium rot and leaf blight" as major risk factors for monetary deflation, the nation is reliant on the principle of mutually assured destruction to maintain its security, President Robert Brunner is too busy listening to praise to get any work done, and it's been a banner year for local vexillology. Crime is totally unknown. Eastoria's national animal is the Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Eastoria is ranked 79,194^th in the world and 799^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 91.18 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.