The Republic of Effazio is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by the Chancellery with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, digital currency, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 22.28 billion Effazians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arysoma. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Effazian economy, worth a remarkable 4,218 trillion Crowns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 189,343 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A degree in The Chancellery Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers, the state considers itself the 'third parent' of every child in the nation, unemployed accountants keep double-entry ledgers of their benefit claims, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is totally unknown. Effazio's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Effazio is ranked 2,280^th in the world and 37^th in Forest for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 68.75 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.