The Republic of Entity of Influence is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 8 million Entity of Influenceans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 57.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Entity of Influencean economy, worth 133 billion Fears a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 16,617 Fears, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Entity of Influence's national animal is the Entity of Influence, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Entity of Influence is ranked 257,214^th in the world and 7^th in The Parallels for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring -3.22 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.