The Commonwealth of Ealda is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-working, democratic population of 29.77 billion Ealdans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66.4%.

The strong Ealdan economy, worth a remarkable 1,355 trillion Groes 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 Automobile Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 45,515 Groes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, voting is compulsory, tigers are considered a delicacy, and gambling is outlawed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ealda's national animal is the tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ealda is ranked 157,937^th in the world and 2^nd in Atheist Empire for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,615.95 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.