The United Socialist States of Esperonia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Scarboro with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 4.56 billion Esperonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal 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 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Esperonian economy, worth 829 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 181,996 Carbon Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Banning party poppers has been a real party pooper, the breathalyser pledge is a traditional part of marriages in Esperonia, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, and bug burgers are extra crunchy. 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 314,891^st in the world and 5,845^th in The North Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -12.58 on the Hickory Productivity Index.