The United Socialist States of Esperonia is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by President Scarboro with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.374 billion Esperonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Batasunara. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Esperonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,871 trillion Carbon Coins 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 Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 223,450 Carbon Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life, political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, and motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Esperonia's national animal is the Okapi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None.

Esperonia is ranked 1,501^st in the world and 61^st in The North Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 13,719.46 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.