The Republic of Estam Nyce is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical, devout population of 5.625 billion Estam Nyceans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 66.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Estam Nycean economy, worth 243 trillion dollars a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,364 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom, falcons are considered a delicacy, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, and military spending is on the increase. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Estam Nyce's national animal is the falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Estam Nyce is ranked 278,558^th in the world and 30^th in HC Republic for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -64.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.