The People's Republic of Eqiria is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by People's Committee with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.353 billion Eqirians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Equrbia. The average income tax rate is 94.4%.

The Eqirian economy, worth 110 trillion prolets a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming and Basket Weaving. Average income is 81,281 prolets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pedal-powered removal vans are a popular Maxxmas gift for the children of separated parents, EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions, and ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eqiria's national animal is the lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Harmony.

Eqiria is ranked 70,929^th in the world and 581^st in the West Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 70.54 on the Human Development Index.