The Confederacy of Elwher is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Fah Lo Suee with an even hand, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, flagrant waste-dumping, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 26.888 billion Elwherites enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, corrupt 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 16,456 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 612,053 Gold Dragons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

It is not politically correct to suspect that a serially convicted burglar might steal again, laborers are building walls and making Wezeltonia pay for it, package deals offer tourists the chance to visit the frozen remains of the previous tour group, and people think garlic bread counts as one of their "five a day". 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 303,795^th in the world and 4^th in Libertarium for Most Beautiful Environments, with 0.99 pounds of wildlife per square mile.