The Confederacy of Eastern Cous Empria is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 967 million Eastern Cous Emprians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eledyn. The average income tax rate is 86.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eastern Cous Emprian economy, worth 117 trillion credits 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 121,294 credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, the government is proud to report that ten percent of all tax revenue goes to funding suspected terrorist organizations, in this vegetarian nation the delicious smell of roasted meat is oddly commonplace, and the standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Eastern Cous Empria's national animal is the Eel, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Eastern Cous Empria is ranked 661^st in the world and 235^th in The North Pacific for Most Influential, scoring 115,179 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.