The Protectorate of The Ecalpan 77th Mechanized Division is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, unlimited-speed roads, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 659 million Ecalpans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.8%.

The strong Ecalpan economy, worth 30.6 trillion kobans a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 46,436 kobans, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

The roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, politicians spend more time in courtrooms than in Parliament, party-lovers often change religions just for the weekend, and raver DJ XStacy holds multiple medical degrees in chillaxing. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Ecalpan 77th Mechanized Division's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Ecalpan 77th Mechanized Division is ranked 220,695^th in the world and 124^th in Fukuoka for Largest Populations, with 659 million capita.