The Ghoulhive of Equnalagria is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by The Unknown One with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 15.862 billion Ghouls are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Nexus. The average income tax rate is 97.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ghallian economy, worth a remarkable 9,329 trillion Krawlkens 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. 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 a breathtaking 588,179 Krawlkens, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,403,907 per year while the poor average 48,380, a ratio of 70.4 to 1.

Anyone dissenting from the state ideology is declared "mentally ill" and whisked away in a straitjacket, home renovation shows are increasingly popular, elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, and it is illegal to carry an umbrella when the official weather forecast predicts a sunny day. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Equnalagria's national animal is the Countryball, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Raut and Kraktar.

Equnalagria is ranked 45,167^th in the world and 1^st in Adeptus Retardes for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,204.37 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.