The Federal Republic of Echaad is a titanic, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 13.084 billion Echaadians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 8.7%.

The Echaadian economy, worth 556 trillion Silver Coins a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is 42,568 Silver Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Echaad to be bombproof. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Echaad's national animal is the Dear Deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Echaad is ranked 305,918^th in the world and 204^th in ainulindale for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -7.07 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.