The Imperial Federation of Ecalpa is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Chancellor Viktor Kasatkin with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 41.741 billion Ecalpans 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 tiny government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order and Education also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Siloportema. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Ecalpan economy, worth an astonishing 12,451 trillion kobans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 298,295 kobans, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights, lending firms are subject to strict government regulations, police officers catch up on their paperwork while handing their caseload to PIs, and at the edge of the final frontier space's biggest missile platform is about to unfold. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Ecalpa's national animal is the timber wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Kherstal'skiy Patriarkhat.

Ecalpa is ranked 336,054^th in the world and 346^th in The League for Nicest Citizens, with 0.28 average smiles per day.