The Oppressed Peoples of Ekrok is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Spider population. The quiet, industrious population of 4.705 billion Ekrokians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 19.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ekrokian economy, worth 210 trillion Pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,844 Pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Coffee cups have grown in size to accommodate the huge ingredients list, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume. Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ekrok's national animal is the Spider.

Ekrok is ranked 119,418^th in the world and 6^th in The Commonwealth of Crowns for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,125.45 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.