The Republic of Eastern Settlement is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 18 million Eistripigtingar are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong Eistripigskur economy, worth 1.01 trillion kroner a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 56,142 kroner, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 165,606 per year while the poor average 14,971, a ratio of 11.1 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, one year's corporation tax from three international megacorporations has funded one dozen shiny black pencils for Leader's office, Eastern Settlement's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region, and foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Eastern Settlement's national animal is the polar bear.

Eastern Settlement is ranked 49,727^th in the world and 484^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 103.15 on the Hayek Index.