The Federation of Ephem is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Camus with a fair hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and digital currency. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.592 billion Ephemians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Administration, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leviathan. The average income tax rate is 75.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ephemian economy, worth 182 trillion Ptahs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,634 Ptahs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide, the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells, and a cat may look at a king and a dude can look at an ass. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ephem's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is None.

Ephem is ranked 15,516^th in the world and 524^th in The East Pacific for Most Secular, with 75.17 Atheism Rate.