The Democratic Commonwealth of Ecclestia is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the President of Ecclestia with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, complete lack of prisons, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 23.977 billion Ecclestians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Healthcare, Environment, and Industry are also considered important, while Defense is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Birmingham. The average income tax rate is 64.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ecclestian economy, worth a remarkable 6,002 trillion Ecclestian Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 250,359 Ecclestian Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Wind farms are erected on shuttered oil platforms, it's considered providence that the political lexicon contains a syrup of company slogans, strip mining of rare earth metals is up while back problems are down, and welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ecclestia's national animal is the Wallaby, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Ecclestia is ranked 2,241^st in the world and 2^nd in Union of Christian Nations for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 28,537.29 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.