The Republic of East Coggins is a titanic, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, unlimited-speed roads, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 14.133 billion East Coggans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kents Crossing. The average income tax rate is 19.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient East Coggan economy, worth a remarkable 2,734 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 193,482 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The number of judges has tripled in recent months, sex education has become an intricate maze of stick figures and complex metaphors, the ECBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, and politicians tend to jump ship to whichever party is currently leading in the polls. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. East Coggins's national animal is the Raccoon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

East Coggins is ranked 12,139^th in the world and 141^st in the West Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 193,482.06 Standard Monetary Units.