The Republic of El Chonko is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working population of 1.531 billion El Chonkoans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 25.5%.

The El Chonkoan economy, worth 73.4 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,928 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, chess hooliganism is on the rise after the banning of organised sports, and swarms of present-laden delivery drones blot out the sun before major holidays. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. El Chonko's national animal is the emu, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

El Chonko is ranked 180,741^st in the world and 6^th in The Shrine of El Chonko for Highest Average Incomes, with 47,928.67 Standard Monetary Units.