The People's Republic of Eian is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 26 million Eianians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 73.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The weak Eianian economy, worth 853 billion ryous a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Trout Farming, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 32,817 ryous, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, woodland critters flock to the safety of unfamiliar humans wearing lab-coats, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eian's national animal is the phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Eian is ranked 108,819^th in the world and 459^th in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Poor Incomes, with 28,997.32 Standard Monetary Units.