The Holy Empire of Eastern Mishkova is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its frequent executions and stringent health and safety legislation. The devout population of 407 million Eastern Mishkovans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, although Education, Law & Order, and Welfare are also considered important, while Social Policy is ignored. The average income tax rate is 25.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Eastern Mishkovan economy, worth 16.1 trillion Karbles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,551 Karbles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Critical thinking is grounds for expulsion from university, satellite images show safe electoral constituencies in complete darkness, Eastern Mishkova has designated Eastern Mishkova City as its capital city, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eastern Mishkova's national animal is the Pallas's cat.

Eastern Mishkova is ranked 54,646^th in the world and 2,962^nd in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 71 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.