The Union of Sovereign Republics of Esperie is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Alexander Staranov with an even hand, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, aversion to nipples, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cheerful population of 16.042 billion Esperians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Szut. The average income tax rate is 46.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Esperian economy, worth a remarkable 2,621 trillion Esperian Rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 163,418 Esperian Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People are often woken up by rubbish music, youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights, strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices, and the government seems embarrassed to be seen governing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Esperie's national animal is the Unicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Esperie is ranked 24,349^th in the world and 14^th in USSR for Largest Populations, with 16.0 billion capita.