The United Socialist States of Encaoua is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Ilana Kaur with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, unlimited-speed roads, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.896 billion Encaouans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nikiema. The average income tax rate is 75.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Encaouan economy, worth 176 trillion Dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 93,076 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Power to the people comes from the barrel of a gun, the nation is regarded as a paragon of democracy, social networking sites have discussion groups devoted to planning terrorist attacks, and the 'three Rs' have become the 'four Rs' with the addition of Rightful Thought. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Encaoua's national animal is the Otter, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Shock and Awe.

Encaoua is ranked 41,612^th in the world and 483^rd in The Communist Bloc for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.65 law-abiding acts per hour.