The Confederal Commonwealth of Ebenstan is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Labor Aristocracy with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.105 billion Ebenstanis are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Roulettegrad. The average income tax rate is 59.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ebenstani economy, worth 433 trillion Ebenstani dinars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 205,741 Ebenstani dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

One-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, many marriages go virtually unconsummated, the nation is famous for having one of the world's largest seal hunting institutions, and terrorist videos start by thanking their sponsors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ebenstan's national animal is the seal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ebenstan is ranked 2,518^th in the world and 1^st in Furry Hangout for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 14,408.86 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.