The People's Republic of Ecatia is a small, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, democratic population of 40 million Ecatians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.4%.

The Ecatian economy, worth 2.12 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 52,958 marks, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

New arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, a little love goes a long way claim Ecatian news, and the government runs a surplus by selling its citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ecatia's national animal is the Lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ecatia is ranked 51,493^rd in the world and 10^th in 2026 AP CoGo for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 48.04 on the Kitten Softness Rating.