The Socialist Democracy of Equetcho is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Gracchus Babeuf with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.681 billion Equetchoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Paris. The average income tax rate is 77.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Equetchoan economy, worth 154 trillion french fries 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming and Tourism. Average income is 91,909 french fries, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is committed to nuclear rearmament, government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens", the tribal zone has been opened to up to 'economic interest' groups, and party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Equetcho's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is French Socialism.

Equetcho is ranked 25,094^th in the world and 379^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 246.06 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.