The Republic of Egg Engines is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its closed borders, ubiquitous missile silos, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The cynical population of 2.327 billion Egg Enginesians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 33.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Egg Enginesian economy, worth 245 trillion stardusts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 105,078 stardusts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

The government is deliberately installing bloatware onto computers, a niche industry catering to S&M enthusiasts has sprung up, textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be, and every workday begins with group therapy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Egg Engines's national animal is the moonlark, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Egg Engines is ranked 58,566^th in the world and 1^st in Egg Engines for Smartest Citizens, with 41.03 quips per hour.