The United Socialist States of Eireip is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Jimothy Bimothy with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 1.16 billion Eireipians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bridger. The average income tax rate is 90.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eireipian economy, worth 138 trillion Galactic Standard Credits 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 119,370 Galactic Standard Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's generous tax credits have brought all the film studios to the yard, the holidays begin with the traditional exchanging of aspirin, children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary, and shady doctors seem to have impeccable records. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eireip's national animal is the Doug the Pancake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Eireip is ranked 130,813^th in the world and 73^rd in Refugia for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 1,245.47 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.