The Confederacy of Elwher is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Fah Lo Suee with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 31.285 billion Elwherites live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tanelorn. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Elwherian economy, worth an astonishing 21,022 trillion Gold Dragons a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 671,955 Gold Dragons, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,162,393 per year while the poor average 46,802, a ratio of 88.9 to 1.

Graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', children spend all morning taking out a comma and all afternoon putting it back in again, government officials across Elwher are being "encouraged" to adopt Phoorn dragons to set an example for the populace, and having only one wallet stolen in a day is considered a cause for celebration. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Elwher's national animal is the Phoorn dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is None.

Elwher is ranked 332,674^th in the world and 4^th in Libertarium for Lowest Crime Rates, with 1.22 law-abiding acts per hour.