The People's Republic of Elgardia is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Orvich Milasenko with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 4.715 billion Elgardians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Legalimux. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Elgardian economy, worth 905 trillion Elgars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 191,940 Elgars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Late night talk show hosts are having a field day over Orvich Milasenko's questionably sane new coalition partners, infantry are nicknamed "mushrooms" because they get fed crap and are left in the dark, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, and airplane passengers have been known to stuff pillows in their jackets to get extra arm room. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elgardia's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Dulhenism.

Elgardia is ranked 175,849^th in the world and 247^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 160.14 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.