The Commonwealth of United Counties of Escanaba is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by J R R Tolkien with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 26.246 billion Escanabans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Great Bend. The average income tax rate is 72.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient United Counties of Escanaban economy, worth a remarkable 3,925 trillion Rois a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 149,563 Rois, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Eminent domain has been abolished, viewers get headaches from trying to read the screen full of small print warnings that precede most TV shows, the nation's interest in space is at an all-time high while interest in saving the planet is at an all-time low, and 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of United Counties of Escanaba's radio stations. Crime is totally unknown. United Counties of Escanaba's national animal is the snowy owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

United Counties of Escanaba is ranked 13,049^th in the world and 6^th in Realm of the Whispering Winds for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 355.21 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.