The Democratic Republic of East Scoth is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, compulsory gun ownership, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.015 billion East Scothians 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 large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haelm. The average income tax rate is 81.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient East Scothian economy, worth 135 trillion labour notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 133,645 labour notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The endangered saltwater humpback kangaroo is only seen in captivity programs, the question of 'what is Leader's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, nuclear physics is the most popular course at university, and failed genetic experiments wreak havoc as they roam the countryside. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. East Scoth's national animal is the kangaroo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

East Scoth is ranked 281,748^th in the world and 260^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.64 kickbacks per hour.