The Confederacy of Elwher is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Fah Lo Suee with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 25.984 billion Elwherites enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tanelorn. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Elwherian economy, worth an astonishing 15,699 trillion Gold Dragons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is a breathtaking 604,199 Gold Dragons, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,859,972 per year while the poor average 75,483, a ratio of 37.9 to 1.

Truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, the new coalition government is so large nobody knows where it begins, most ambassadors from Elwher retire only a few years after being appointed, and the nation's student exchange programs are something of a one way street. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Elwher's national animal is the Phoorn dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is None.

Elwher is ranked 91^st in the world and 1^st in Libertarium for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 46,995.65 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.