The More Purrfect Union of Elucubria is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by FD Lovejoy with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, hatred of cheese, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.787 billion Elucubrians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ank-Aujaj. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Elucubrian economy, worth 247 trillion auns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 138,754 auns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Prison visits increase substantially during election years, humble workers tempt fate for a taste of airline caviar, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and men are finding 'she spots' more easily but they can't use them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Elucubria's national animal is the Remarque's myna, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Elucubria is ranked 66,585^th in the world and 47^th in Refugia for Most Patriotic, with 27.08 flags saluted per person per day.