The Grand Duchy of Epiana is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.258 billion Epianans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 50.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Epianan economy, worth 50.8 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 40,419 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, Harry Potter books are banned, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Epiana's national animal is the Arstotskiano, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Epiana is ranked 17,070^th in the world and 4^th in Space Sector RPRA for Safest, scoring 115.48 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.