The Commonwealth of The Equatorial States is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 1.367 billion Equatorians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 27.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Equatorian economy, worth 51.9 trillion Commonwealth francs a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,994 Commonwealth francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, the atmosphere in Equatorian boardrooms is turning more gay, and the comic book series 'Leader and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Equatorial States's national animal is the De Brazza's monkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Equatorial States is ranked 105,059^th in the world and 70^th in Africa for Highest Food Quality, scoring 22.13 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.