The Communist sharks of Eskard is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 969 million Sharks are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed, including voting. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government prioritizes Law & Order, with Defense, Spirituality, and Welfare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karsvik. The average income tax rate is 45.0%.

The powerhouse Eskardian economy, worth 82.4 trillion Sheckles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,016 Sheckles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, the hills are alive with the sound of ringtones, teens graduate from front of house retail to the frontlines of war, and the future is monochrome. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eskard's national animal is the Sharks, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Eskard is ranked 91,497^th in the world and 284^th in 10000 Islands for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 2,017.64 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.