The Most Serene Republic of Eae is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 255 million Eae hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 37.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Eae economy, worth 20.2 trillion ECS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 79,232 ECS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Court verdicts are predictable to within a hundredth of a percentage point, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, community-designed sword prostheses are becoming dangerously common, and libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Eae's national animal is the sapient octopus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Eae is ranked 29,672^nd in the world and 363^rd in the South Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 109.2 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.