The Republic of Eldervai is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 3.783 billion Eldervaians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 58.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Eldervaian economy, worth 67.9 trillion sents a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 17,953 sents, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eldervai's national animal is the crab, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Eldervai is ranked 227,426^th in the world and 10^th in Berytus for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 1,110.19 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.