The Eternal Fighters of Eltran Marines is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Eltran Marine Generals with an iron fist, and notable for its fear of technology, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.422 billion Eltran Marines 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 medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eltran Marine Base. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.1%.

The strong Eltran Marine economy, worth 148 trillion Shells a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 61,242 Shells, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 191,009 per year while the poor average 15,082, a ratio of 12.7 to 1.

Police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds, the Federal Council of Eltran Marines has been announced as the new Head of State, Defender Moralism has been named as Eltran Marines's national religion, and the nation has reverted back to an agrarian society after anything more advanced than the wheel was banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eltran Marines's national animal is the Gray Wolf and its national religion is Defender Moralism.

Eltran Marines is ranked 163,327^th in the world and 39^th in Fukuoka for Largest Populations, with 2.42 billion capita.