The Democratic Republic of Ecluria is a large, genial nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 56 million Eclurians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 22.7%.

The strong Eclurian economy, worth 3.51 trillion Domenis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 62,712 Domenis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, cosmopolitan citizens ask what their countries can do for them, flipping a coin to make a decision leads to a referral to Gambling Addiction Services, and government fact-checkers use surprising amounts of high explosive. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ecluria's national animal is the Glacial Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ecluria is ranked 47,627^th in the world and 77^th in Astoria for Highest Food Quality, scoring 34.5 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.