The United Equatorial Federation of Ekopia is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Delkón Karụloda Fidágo Hakóso Nagar with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, infamous sell-swords, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.846 billion Ekopes are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hekopol. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ekopese economy, worth 624 trillion Ekopese Francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 219,280 Ekopese Francs, with the richest citizens earning 7.7 times as much as the poorest.

The sudden rash of anti-drug laws has left everyone dazed and confused, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, citizens are frequently held up at gunpoint by their local pizza delivery boys, and thieves are flogged in public for their crimes. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ekopia's national animal is the Rhinoceros, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ekopic Orthodox Christian Church.

Ekopia is ranked 330,800^th in the world and 375^th in Christians for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 3.83 Effective Tax Rate.