The Dominion of The Echo Bazaar is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 12 million Echo Bazaarians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and International Aid also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 26.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Echo Bazaarian economy, worth 465 billion echoes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,814 echoes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, arguments about toilet seats being left up or down get surprisingly heated, and it is illegal to make racist remarks in public. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Echo Bazaar's national animal is the bat.

The Echo Bazaar is ranked 216,173^rd in the world and 510^th in Horizon for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 30.32 on the Bus Surprisal Index.