The Dictatorship of EliCon is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its parental licensing program, compulsory military service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.368 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 74.3%.

The thriving EliConian economy, worth 180 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, fairly diversified 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 131,601 moenies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list, restaurateurs put a lot of effort into persuading customers to accept wafer-thin mints, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of EliConian Embarrassments, and there's more than one way to skin a diplomat. 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 222,843^rd in the world and 4,477^th in The East Pacific for Safest, scoring 28 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.