The Commonwealth of Eastern Orient is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Arch Chancellor Keo with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 2.923 billion Orients enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Teito. The average income tax rate is 85.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Orientian economy, worth 521 trillion Tennouens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 178,435 Tennouens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The restriction that you must be over 1.1 metres tall to ride a carnotaurus has recently been waived, nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too, the number of judges has tripled in recent months, and citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eastern Orient's national animal is the Imperial Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Eastern Orient is ranked 258,993^rd in the world and 14,705^th in Balder for Largest Black Market, with 137 billion Standard Monetary Units.