The Empire of Edward Bruce is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Michael Higgins with an iron fist, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.744 billion Edward Bruceans 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dublin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 78.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Edward Brucean economy, worth a remarkable 1,760 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 149,911 pounds, with the richest citizens earning 7.7 times as much as the poorest.

The economy is green and the air is black, boats straying just metres away from the shore will raise the ire of the Coast Guard, domestic fishermen fly the Edward Brucean flag out of fear of being blown up, and thoughts and prayers have replaced flood barriers and evacuation plans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Edward Bruce's national animal is the horse, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Catholic.

Edward Bruce is ranked 315,650^th in the world and 3^rd in Culloden for Safest, scoring 7.41 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.