The United Socialist States of Esperonia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by President Scarboro with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cheerful population of 3.267 billion Esperonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Batasunara. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Esperonian economy, worth 565 trillion Carbon Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 173,074 Carbon Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Esperonia has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, high school boys are required to pass vigorous self-mastery and sensitivity training to graduate, psychiatrists bizarrely accompany President Scarboro to meetings with foreign heads of state, and to say that military robots are inclined towards violence is offensive. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Esperonia's national animal is the Okapi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None.

Esperonia is ranked 4,504^th in the world and 176^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 15,719.8 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.