The Confederacy of Elwher is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Fah Lo Suee with a fair hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, ubiquitous missile silos, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 30.756 billion Elwherites are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken 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 20,433 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 Arms Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 664,375 Gold Dragons, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance, most of the military's funding goes into researching space-age weaponry, citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, and suburban residents are told not to panic while hitchhikers swarm their neighborhoods. 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 3,152^nd in the world and 1^st in Libertarium for Highest Food Quality, scoring 236.68 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.