The Allied States of Elucubria is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 278 million Elucubrians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Welfare, Industry, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ank-Aujaj. The average income tax rate is 79.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Elucubrian economy, worth 22.0 trillion auns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 79,032 auns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is currently revamping its entire education system, a major piece of minority legislation allows a majority of minority interests to majorly undermine majority politics, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, and sex changes are routinely performed at Elucubria's hospitals. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elucubria's national animal is the Remarque's myna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Elucubria is ranked 118,993^rd in the world and 93^rd in Refugia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 7.74 kickbacks per hour.