The State of Qep is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.092 billion Qeppians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital District. The average income tax rate is 72.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Qeppian economy, worth 78.8 trillion Qacs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 72,161 Qacs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Multiple births are a cause of celebration for tax collectors, arthritic surgeons with tremulous fingers reassure patients that they are in safe hands, charged suspects often have to wait years before the courts have room to judge their trial, and group hugs break out during floor votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Qep's national animal is the Black entity, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Qep is ranked 38,973^rd in the world and 1,335^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 78.25 law-abiding acts per hour.