The Merchant Confederacy of Edegor and Bamir is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Governor Vlastimil Prukner with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, enslaved workforce, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 3.512 billion Edegorians and Bamirians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt, pro-business government prioritizes Industry, with Education, Administration, and Defense also on the agenda, while Environment and Law & Order are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Integarde and Damak. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Edegorian and Bamirian economy, worth 645 trillion ㊆-coins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 183,663 ㊆-coins, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,226,257 per year while the poor average 10,416, a ratio of 117 to 1.

Children's daycare starts at the crack of dawn, travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, air purifiers fight smoke machines on Edegorian and Bamirian stage setups, and passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Edegor and Bamir's national animal is the marshbeast, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Stellar Pantheon.

Edegor and Bamir is ranked 289,308^th in the world and 11,199^th in Lazarus for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2.62 pounds of wildlife per square mile.