The Free Land of The United Regions of Ekriba is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Prime Minister Alex Weber with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 796 million Ekribians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Odessa. The average income tax rate is 20.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ekriban economy, worth 56.8 trillion Ekribian Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 71,361 Ekribian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, Prime Minister Alex Weber has just been declared ruler of The United Regions of Ekriba in an international press conference, sniffer dogs are trained to follow clouds of fruity-smelling vapor, and students do more community service than homework. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The United Regions of Ekriba's national animal is the Siberian Husky, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The United Regions of Ekriba is ranked 46,660^th in the world and 466^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,266.11 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.