The United Socialist States of Eshonis is a large, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working population of 144 million Eshonisians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed, including voting. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 41.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Eshonisian economy, worth 9.98 trillion Eshonisian rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is 69,338 Eshonisian rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Students can name the chiefs of proto-Bigtopian tribes before they can count to ten, all mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, people who get diabetes can sue donut manufacturers, and pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eshonis's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Eshonis is ranked 117,690^th in the world and 424^th in The Frontier Sea for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 41.17 Effective Tax Rate.