The Dominion of Eclipsus is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Governess Ravencroft with an iron fist, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.609 billion Eclipsians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eclipso. The average income tax rate is 78.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eclipsian economy, worth 493 trillion Yuls a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 188,772 Yuls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references, high school band practice is often crashed by technicolor-clad ravers, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, and the military has declared that 'a woman's place is in the mess hall'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eclipsus's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Atheism.

Eclipsus is ranked 309,647^th in the world and 1^st in Eclipsa for Nicest Citizens, with 0.22 average smiles per day.