The Federal Republic of Educred is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 270 million Educredians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.4%.

The thriving Educredian economy, worth 19.5 trillion lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 72,098 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, the nation frequently scolds its subject territories for staying up past bedtime, hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework, and students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Educred's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Educred is ranked 7,635^th in the world and 13^th in The League for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,428.61 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.