The Slow Hand of Eric Clapton is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Slow Hand with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 24.017 billion Eric Claptonians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ripley Surrey. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 91.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Eric Claptonian economy, worth a remarkable 7,643 trillion Slow Hands a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Book Publishing, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is an amazing 318,233 Slow Hands, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,136,467 per year while the poor average 64,033, a ratio of 17.7 to 1.

The Violetist community celebrates bombshells being dropped on Eric Clapton, Slow Hand has killer fashion sense, politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, and almost every singles' party has a clergy and courtesans theme. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Eric Clapton's national animal is the Blues Guitar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Agnostic Pantheism.

Eric Clapton is ranked 287,137^th in the world and 711^th in NationStates for Lowest Crime Rates, with 36.51 law-abiding acts per hour.