The Socialist Democracy of Equetcho is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Gracchus Babeuf with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.525 billion Equetchoans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Paris. The average income tax rate is 79.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Equetchoan economy, worth 145 trillion french fries a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming and Tourism. Average income is 95,643 french fries, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens select which government department gets their income tax french fries each year, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers, and referenda are held for every conceivable government action. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Equetcho's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is French Socialism.

Equetcho is ranked 17,869^th in the world and 325^th in The Communist Bloc for Lowest Crime Rates, with 91.58 law-abiding acts per hour.