The Community of Escalopia is a large, cultured nation, remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 89 million Escalopians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 27.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Escalopian economy, worth 3.58 trillion Escalopian Cashes 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 slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Trout Farming. 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 40,192 Escalopian Cashes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

NPCs in MMORPGs regularly interrupt cutscenes with OOC reminders that they aren't real people, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Escalopia City, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, and the Messiah (formerly known as Brian) is a mayoral candidate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Escalopia's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Escalopia is ranked 22,152^nd in the world and 177^th in Europeia for Safest, scoring 112.69 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.