The Mystical Special Nation of Espio thy Chamelon is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Espiolia Firewaterwolf with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.809 billion espios are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Espiozia. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient espioan economy, worth a remarkable 2,887 trillion Gold Rings 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 327,833 Gold Rings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The treehouse in Chameleon Park is the tallest building in Espio thy Chamelon, hay has been added to school cafeteria menus, the government has solemnly sworn not to look up other nations' internet browsing history if the favor is returned, and RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Espio thy Chamelon's national animal is the Chameleon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Pizza.

Espio thy Chamelon is ranked 264^th in the world and 5^th in Green Hills for Highest Food Quality, scoring 513.24 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.