The Armed Republic of Ekygon is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 647 million Ekygonians 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kongora. The average income tax rate is 57.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Ekygonian economy, worth 59.1 trillion Yans 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 large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, Tourism, and Information Technology. 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 91,411 Yans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Ekygonians any less frightened, news headlines suggest that Leader has a sideline in guinea pig pimping, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ekygon's national animal is the gorilla.

Ekygon is ranked 113,958^th in the world and 144^th in Thaecia for Most Beautiful Environments, with 547.25 pounds of wildlife per square mile.