The Meritocratic Federation of Elissian is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Disillusioned Effort with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working population of 1.898 billion Elissians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Noble City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The powerhouse Elissian economy, worth 165 trillion credits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 86,908 credits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 401,374 per year while the poor average 11,365, a ratio of 35.3 to 1.

Red tape is the only thing longer than medication inserts, Elissian has designated Noble City as its capital city, a major religion has been named as Elissian's national religion, and Disillusioned Effort has just been declared ruler of Elissian in an international press conference. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Elissian's national animal is the squirrel, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Elissian is ranked 92,659^th in the world and 306^th in Horizon for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.56 percentage of bribes refused.