The United Equatorial Federation of Ekopia is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Delkón Karụloda Fidágo Hakóso Nagar with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.783 billion Ekopes are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hekopol. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Ekopese economy, worth 604 trillion Ekopese Francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 217,238 Ekopese Francs, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, a lot of number one hits are straight cover versions, new funding allows inner city teachers to replace school laptops almost as fast as they get stolen, and at the edge of the final frontier space's biggest missile platform is about to unfold. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ekopia's national animal is the Rhinoceros, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ekopic Orthodox Christian Church.

Ekopia is ranked 1,362^nd in the world and 4^th in Christians for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 9,181.51 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.