The Space Nation of Escomwell is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Es 5-4T with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 25.735 billion Escomwellians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Escomtown. The average income tax rate is 71.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Escomwellian economy, worth 623 trillion Wells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. Average income is 24,217 Wells, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, almost half of the child population live rough on the streets, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, and Es 5-4T has just been declared ruler of Escomwell in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Escomwell's national animal is the trout, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Spacism.

Escomwell is ranked 47,117^th in the world and 1^st in Zero Zero Zero Zero for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.