The Free Land of Elsynion is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, complete lack of prisons, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 661 million Elsynians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elysion. The average income tax rate is 83.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Elsynian economy, worth 54.5 trillion Elnacs 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 82,481 Elnacs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Where there's smoke there's the Elsynian Forestry Department, the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Elsynian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, and teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elsynion's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Elsynion is ranked 237,554^th in the world and 25^th in Fallen Nations for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.