The Monarchic Federation of Escalia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Magnus IV Pretorius with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 25.128 billion Escalians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — prioritizes Healthcare, with Environment, Education, and Defense also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Istrus. The average income tax rate is 84.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Escalian economy, worth a remarkable 1,348 trillion zirams a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,654 zirams, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Recognizing the Escalian flag qualifies you for citizenship, the saying 'break a leg' is now taken literally, Book Publishing facilities are being turned into wolf habitats, and the official Escalian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Escalia's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Escalia is ranked 290,629^th in the world and 11,491^st in Osiris for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 1.25 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.