The More Purrfect Union of Elucubria is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by FD Lovejoy with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.42 billion Elucubrians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ank-Aujaj. The average income tax rate is 98.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Elucubrian economy, worth 943 trillion auns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 174,065 auns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, one can wake up in Elucubria and have breakfast in Bigtopia, re-education centers are being added to most prisons, and physics lessons mostly involve talking about emotional management techniques. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elucubria's national animal is the Remarque's myna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Elucubria is ranked 329,225^th in the world and 214^th in Refugia for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -21.87 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.