The United Socialist States of Emailistan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Chief Executive with an even hand, and notable for its vat-grown people, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 21.815 billion Emailis enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Emailistan City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Emailistanian economy, worth a remarkable 5,964 trillion Units of Currency a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 273,417 Units of Currency, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Most of the nation's wealthy aristocrats are dentists, court verdicts are predictable to within a hundredth of a percentage point, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, and money grows on trees. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Emailistan's national animal is the Basset Hound, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Decency.

Emailistan is ranked 51^st in the world and 3^rd in the South Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 46,740.2 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.