The Democratic Republic of Ekalb is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sr potato with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, avowedly heterosexual populace, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.833 billion Ekalbians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Elisburg. The average income tax rate is 66.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Ekalbian economy, worth 154 trillion Bricks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,241 Bricks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government ministers claim to ride dragons to work, sushi just hasn't been the same since salmon went extinct overnight, frustrated teenage boys are told that if they like it then they should have put a ring on it, and the government invades its allies more than its enemies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ekalb's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sr potatoism.

Ekalb is ranked 21,790^th in the world and 614^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 45.42 flags saluted per person per day.