The Federation of The Edderalish Empire is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Chancellor Edward Danis with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, humorless population of 10.512 billion Edderalish People 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mencleston. The average income tax rate is 92.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Edderalish economy, worth a remarkable 1,032 trillion Eddollars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is 98,227 Eddollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government critics have noticed a lot of new neighbors with expensive surveillance equipment in their garages, paranoia is the new normal, the Mencleston Police often confuse their exploding pens for real ones, and frat-house partying has become the national pastime. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Edderalish Empire's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Edderalish Empire is ranked 12,090^th in the world and 697^th in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 148.44 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.