The Royal Dominion of The Republic of Elegance is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Petrus I with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, cheerful population of 20.684 billion Eleganceans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elegencia. The average income tax rate is 95.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Elegancean economy, worth a remarkable 2,932 trillion valens a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 141,752 valens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, the well-to-do in Winterspell Confederation are never on time for important appointments, there's an aura of pseudoscience around academia, and pulling weeds is seen as a threat to national security. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Republic of Elegance's national animal is the hummingbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Republic of Elegance is ranked 8,577^th in the world and 1^st in Winterspell Confederation for Lowest Crime Rates, with 104.06 law-abiding acts per hour.