The Great and Venerated Empire of Edreich is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Friedrich Alexander III with an iron fist, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.766 billion Edreans 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Edreichsburg. The average income tax rate is 62.2%.

The powerhouse Edrean economy, worth 169 trillion Edreichsmarks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,163 Edreichsmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Supermarket milk is a shear-thickening fluid that can stop small-caliber bullets, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, squeaky high prepubescent voices recite the patriotic poem "Hail to The Leader!" before each meal, and diplomacy is a foreign concept to Edreans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Edreich's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

Edreich is ranked 249,318^th in the world and 357^th in The League for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -6.32 on the Clooney Contribution Index.