The United Socialist States of Greater Elandia is a fledgling, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 6 million Greater Elandians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 58.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Greater Elandian economy, worth 182 billion elandian dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 30,392 elandian dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Elandia's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Greater Elandia is ranked 214,385^th in the world and 2^nd in Carpathia for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 909.98 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.