The State of Northeast Elliston is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by The Governor with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 29.145 billion Northeast Ellistonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.4%.

The thriving Northeast Ellistonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,769 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 60,709 betales, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Northeast Ellistonians incessantly needle their doctors for relief, children aren't allowed to chew their pencils until they get home from school, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and in its new More is More campaign the government advertises obese men and women posing coquettishly with baked goods to spare their blushes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Northeast Elliston's national animal is the deer.

Northeast Elliston is ranked 136,681^st in the world and 2^nd in Queen Elizabeth Islands for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,339.11 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.