The Republic of Eglinton Station is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 3.377 billion Eglinton Stationians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 16.9%.

The Eglinton Stationian economy, worth 157 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 46,716 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and what's in your genes matters more than what's in your jeans. Crime is moderate. Eglinton Station's national animal is the bison, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Eglinton Station is ranked 158,561^st in the world and 2,304^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Black Market, with 964 billion Standard Monetary Units.