The Republic of Esleeper is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 9.738 billion Esleeperians 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 medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 38.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Esleeperian economy, worth 102 trillion rubledollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 10,506 rubledollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a bright dawn ahead for Esleeper, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, organ donation is compulsory, and Harry Potter books are banned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Esleeper's national animal is the hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Esleeper is ranked 87,862^nd in the world and 1^st in Chicken Nuggets for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,322.51 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.