The State of Elliston Beach is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 25.906 billion Elliston Beachians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Social Policy. The average income tax rate is 59.5%.

The strong Elliston Beachian economy, worth a remarkable 1,287 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 49,700 betales, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "Love and peace!" as a way of life, Max Barry is this year's Miss Elliston Beach, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and small businesses are gobbled up almost daily by corporate giants. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elliston Beach's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Elliston Beach is ranked 7,287^th in the world and 3^rd in Santiago for Largest Populations, with 25.9 billion capita.