The Federal Republic of Eleuthelrium is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, unlimited-speed roads, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 5.254 billion Eleuthelriumians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prosperitas. The average income tax rate is 92.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Eleuthelriumian economy, worth a remarkable 1,797 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 342,101 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

If foreigners can hit a spittoon from five paces they get a free holiday to Eleuthelrium, literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts, traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income, and crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination. Crime is totally unknown. Eleuthelrium's national animal is the Animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Eleuthelrium is ranked 13,766^th in the world and 252^nd in the South Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,341.29 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.