The Dictatorship of EliCon is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.351 billion EliConians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Citadel. The average income tax rate is 74.1%.

The thriving EliConian economy, worth 174 trillion moenies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 129,134 moenies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

The sound of wooden legs echo throughout EliCon after the recent introduction of the Foot Tax, the nation's diplomats are all talk and no action, dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia, and reassembling shredded papers is the highlight of a spy's day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. EliCon's national animal is the jake the dog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

EliCon is ranked 121,373^rd in the world and 2,061^st in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,063.56 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.