The Existential Crisis of Eskaeba is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by hourege with an even hand, and renowned for its closed borders, infamous sell-swords, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 16.093 billion Eskaebans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of cities are imperialist propaganda. The average income tax rate is 79.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Eskaeban economy, worth a remarkable 2,456 trillion money is overrateds a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 152,633 money is overrateds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A handful of megacorporations own every "craft brewery" in the nation, childish pranks are no laughing matter, Red Cross demand for body bags is rising while sutures go unused, and you can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eskaeba's national animal is the animals are overrated, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is hourege.

Eskaeba is ranked 10,210^th in the world and 7^th in Kylaris for Highest Food Quality, scoring 159.58 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.