The Republic of East Olas is a very large, genial nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The democratic population of 409 million East Olasians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 20.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The East Olasian economy, worth 21.9 trillion Gulus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,475 Gulus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Taxmen are issued platinum-cap designer boots to kick bankrupted East Olasians when they're down, libraries have replaced overdue book fines with mandatory mental health assessments, the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen, and clergy who start talking about politics are forced to take a holy vow of silence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. East Olas's national animal is the Eastern Olas Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

East Olas is ranked 75,288^th in the world and 1,611^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 15.9 average smiles per day.