The Very Democractic Nation of Eastern Juble Lux is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Ione Paun with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 10.546 billion Eastern Juble Luxians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Opulent Underground. The average income tax rate is 85.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eastern Juble Luxian economy, worth a remarkable 1,386 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 131,434 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Even secular Eastern Juble Luxians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!", this summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's, the education system is being cleansed of all corporate influence, and the installation of street lights across remote goat tracks has left citizens bemused. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eastern Juble Lux's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Eastern Juble Lux is ranked 10,820^th in the world and 271^st in the South Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 90.14 on the Human Development Index.