The Democratic States of Ebenia is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by the Chief Ambassador with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, cheerful population of 9.995 billion Ebenians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of DeLancie. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ebenian economy, worth a remarkable 2,299 trillion Slades a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 230,042 Slades, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, Jennifer Government is a bestseller, and vast amounts of energy are expended moving water to hilltop lakes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ebenia's national animal is the Anteater, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ebenia is ranked 470^th in the world and 9^th in The Leftist Assembly for Nicest Citizens, with 116.65 average smiles per day.