The Fiefdom of Elesia is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and frequent executions. The hard-working, democratic population of 325 million Elesians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 18.9%.

The strong Elesian economy, worth 16.0 trillion ryous a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 49,161 ryous, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, the death penalty has been reintroduced, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Elesia's national animal is the bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Elesia is ranked 257,576^th in the world and 1,868^th in Remembrance for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -7.75 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.