The Dominion of Essayer is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Lord Protector Charlotte Ellis with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 24.856 billion French are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Angers. The average income tax rate is 91.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient French economy, worth a remarkable 4,708 trillion pound sterlings a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 189,431 pound sterlings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, and Lord Protector Charlotte Ellis lives life on the open road - complete with groupies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Essayer's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Essayer is ranked 290,936^th in the world and 5^th in The NationStates Community for Nicest Citizens, with 0.18 average smiles per day.