The Queen's State of Eschate Thule is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 36.22 billion Eschate Thuleans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.8%.

The strong Eschate Thulean economy, worth 976 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 26,952 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 183,242 per year while the poor average 1,448, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Eschate Thule's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Eschate Thule is ranked 180,325^th in the world and 1^st in North East Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring zero on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.