The Vanguard State of Ekynos is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Autarch Loyka Asími with an iron fist, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 3.718 billion Traecis are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kandrinoupolis. The average income tax rate is 86.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ekynosian economy, worth 624 trillion Soliduses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 168,097 Soliduses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, stealing from a clothesline is a serious offence, foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country, and the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ekynos's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Heroic Pantheon.

Ekynos is ranked 228,863^rd in the world and 423^rd in Starlight for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.54 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.