The Dictatorship of The Eastern Expanse is a tiny, efficient nation, remarkable for its triple-decker prams and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 12 million Eastern Expanseans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.8%.

The very strong Eastern Expansean economy, worth 675 billion GD dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 56,323 GD dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 216,554 per year while the poor average 10,087, a ratio of 21.5 to 1.

Government officials are held to the highest standard of morality, the nation is automatically assumed to be the source of all unmarked weapons, after every storm there's an expensive government-funded rainbow, and parents tell their children 'what a lovely mistake you turned out to be'. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. The Eastern Expanse's national animal is the Pangolin, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Eastern Expanse is ranked 140,734^th in the world and 11^th in Arctica for Highest Average Incomes, with 56,323.6 Standard Monetary Units.