The State of Ekstremal is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 27.745 billion Ekstremalians 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 Industry, Social Policy, and International Aid. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 21.6%.

The strong Ekstremalian economy, worth a remarkable 1,246 trillion betales a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is 44,939 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Voting is voluntary, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and Ekstremal has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is moderate. Ekstremal's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ekstremal is ranked 126,238^th in the world and 1^st in Thimphu for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.