The Free Land of Eclish is a tiny, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 7 million Eclishians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Spirituality, with Defense and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The thriving Eclishian economy, worth 480 billion eclihts a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 68,702 eclihts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 243,183 per year while the poor average 14,013, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Eclish's national animal is the penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Eclish is ranked 318,290^th in the world and 1,137^th in Concord for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -8.37 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.