The Republic of The Emerald Union is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by βουλή with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 12.451 billion δήμος enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government prioritizes Education, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Νεϕελοκοκκυγία. The average income tax rate is 87.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient δήμος economy, worth a remarkable 1,971 trillion Nones a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 158,367 Nones, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political satirists and late night comedians weep as the government begins cleaning up its act, family isn't who you're born with but who you abandon in foreign countries, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, and the government defends a woman's right to choose. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Emerald Union's national animal is the ἀείσκωψ, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Emerald Union is ranked 35,390^th in the world and 2^nd in Draco Imperialis for Most Cultured, scoring 76 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.