The Greater Riche of Elfland is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by the Elfqueens with an iron fist, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, compulsory military service, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.753 billion Elves 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Umbworldheadstead Féerique. The average income tax rate is 89.8%.

The powerhouse Elvish economy, worth 386 trillion elfmarks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 140,344 elfmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Only the brainiest citizens become academics, picnickers are lucky if a few wasps are the only animals that trouble them, a signed affidavit from a prominent anti-corruption advocate declares that she is in fact a crook after all, and those who investigate UFOs tend to wake up delirious on abandoned roads. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elfland's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Elvish paganism.

Elfland is ranked 158,358^th in the world and 25^th in The United Islands of the Atlantic for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 23.06 on the Bus Surprisal Index.