The State of Edouard is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 43.717 billion Edouardians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, although Spirituality, Education, and Welfare are also considered important, while Law & Order and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.0%.

The powerhouse Edouardian economy, worth a remarkable 2,703 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 61,830 betales, with the richest citizens earning 9.9 times as much as the poorest.

The Governor has just been declared ruler of Edouard in an international press conference, vanity is considered the fifth cardinal virtue, Edouard has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Edouard's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Edouard is ranked 328,996^th in the world and 1^st in Edouard for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring -4.47 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.