The Republic of Eishta is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 335 million Eishtans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Eishtan economy, worth 17.8 trillion Vergas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,007 Vergas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors prescribe medicines produced by the last pharmaceutical company to give them a free pen, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, printing out government documents requires the approval of at least three admins, and the police turn a blind eye to desecration if it's done in the name of religion or protest. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eishta's national animal is the Gallo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Eishta is ranked 95,244^th in the world and 2,326^th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.