The Wilderness of Eloren is a gargantuan, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 15.831 billion Eloren love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of the Unbound Glade. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Eloren economy, worth a remarkable 5,466 trillion pods a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an amazing 345,314 pods, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, police struggle to solve crimes due to the lack of fingerprint records, and internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Eloren's national animal is the bat triffid cow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is nature worship.

Eloren is ranked 126^th in the world and 1^st in The Leftist Assembly for Nicest Citizens, with 186.86 average smiles per day.