The Nomadic Peoples of Eastern Cofrisia is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its public floggings, ban on automobiles, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.21 billion Eastern Cofrisians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.0%.

The Eastern Cofrisian economy, worth 58.9 trillion cofs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,680 cofs, with the richest citizens earning 8.7 times as much as the poorest.

The institution of marriage is held sacred and strictly enforced, senior citizens can usually be found doing heavy manual labour, it is firmly believed that cameras steal souls, and government spending has hit an all-time low. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eastern Cofrisia's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Eastern Cofrisia is ranked 263,045^th in the world and 131^st in Right to Life for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -227.34 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.