The Democratic Commonwealth of Ecclestia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by the President of Ecclestia with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, daily referendums, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 23.918 billion Ecclestians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Birmingham. The average income tax rate is 63.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ecclestian economy, worth a remarkable 5,985 trillion Ecclestian Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 250,260 Ecclestian Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Airport security is provided by private companies, Ecclestian tourists are encouraged to hand out spare condoms to locals while on vacation, civil servants are no longer allowed to cross their t's, and modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ecclestia's national animal is the Wallaby, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Ecclestia is ranked 2,746^th in the world and 4^th in Union of Christian Nations for Lowest Crime Rates, with 133.35 law-abiding acts per hour.