The Anomaly of Ellen XV is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Lady Ellen with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 27.439 billion Ellens enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ellenel. The average income tax rate is 73.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Ellenan economy, worth 491 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Retail, Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 17,927 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Organ donation is compulsory, The Worship of Ellen has been named as Ellen XV's national religion, Ellen XV has designated Ellenel as its capital city, and Lady Ellen has just been declared ruler of Ellen XV in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ellen XV's national animal is the sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Worship of Ellen.

Ellen XV is ranked 275,207^th in the world and 1^st in Cidade Julio cesar for Nicest Citizens, with 5.02 average smiles per day.