The Communist sharks of Eskard is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and compulsory vegetarianism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 902 million Sharks are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed, including voting. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karsvik. The average income tax rate is 45.2%.

The powerhouse Eskardian economy, worth 74.2 trillion Sheckles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,311 Sheckles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The most common doctor's prescription is "get out of my consulting room", eminent domain has been abolished, even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister, and major corporations receive tax breaks for no apparent reason. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eskard's national animal is the Sharks, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Eskard is ranked 89,605^th in the world and 257^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 3,679.1 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.