The Republic of South Epheron is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Pieter van Schalkwyk with an even hand, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, infamous sell-swords, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 26.513 billion Epheronians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kaap Chamaven. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.8%.

The frighteningly efficient South Epheronian economy, worth a remarkable 2,416 trillion South Epheron Daalders a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 91,141 South Epheron Daalders, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 295,987 per year while the poor average 21,160, a ratio of 14.0 to 1.

Oddly simian-looking religious thugs beat up anyone who suggests humans are related to monkeys, the Treasury and Finance Ministry have been outsourced, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, and a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to South Epheronian politicians. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. South Epheron's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Kommerdijker Christianity.

South Epheron is ranked 288,036^th in the world and 38^th in Western Atlantic for Smartest Citizens, with 14.24 quips per hour.