The Republic of Educele is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 2.214 billion Educeleans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 91.5%.

The very strong Educelean economy, worth 182 trillion opals a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 82,530 opals, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government's only official statement on the burning down of Educele City was that 'they shouldn't have been so careless', local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities, a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal, and the military is recruiting war criminals to join its weapons research teams. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Educele's national animal is the rattlesnake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Educele is ranked 325,406^th in the world and 104^th in Dystopian Utopia for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 11.74 on the Kitten Softness Rating.