The Republic of Escalante is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ban on automobiles, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 524 million Escalantenons 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 25.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Escalantenon economy, worth 30.6 trillion Philippine Pesos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 58,395 Philippine Pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Political candidates who don't release their birth certificates are presumed to have been born in Maxtopia, even the nation's brussel sprouts are delicious and nutritious, Escalante has designated Escalante City as its capital city, and troop transports blacken the sky as the military commences Operation Desert Ocean. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Escalante's national animal is the Philippine Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Escalante is ranked 61,045^th in the world and 5^th in Negros Occidental for Safest, scoring 99.57 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.