The Commonwealth of Eaglecrest is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Jacob Whitlock with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, sprawling nuclear power plants, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.97 billion Eaglecrestians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washington. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 65.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Eaglecrestian economy, worth 719 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 242,205 dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,497,552 per year while the poor average 16,950, a ratio of 88.3 to 1.

The state has declared war on the environment and environmentalists by association, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, almost half of the child population live rough on the streets, and college-level writing classes are taught by undergraduate editors of the school newspaper. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eaglecrest's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Eaglecrest is ranked 329,040^th in the world and 8^th in Alesia for Nicest Citizens, with 0.19 average smiles per day.