The State of EP is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 19.667 billion EPians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, although Defense is also considered important, while Welfare and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The very strong EPian economy, worth 836 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 42,542 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 280,681 per year while the poor average 2,497, a ratio of 112 to 1.

EP is building an army to protect its overseas territories, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, a video of The Governor wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news, and an underground movement of cigarette smokers has sprung up in response to a government ban. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. EP's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

EP is ranked 287,957^th in the world and 319^th in Omega Prime for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring -3.16 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.