The Socialist Republic of Estau is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Jobard with an even hand, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, ubiquitous missile silos, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, humorless population of 12.8 billion Citoyens are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Healthcare, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Es-Pret. The average income tax rate is 66.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Estauen economy, worth a remarkable 1,436 trillion cents 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, highly specialized black market in Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. 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 an impressive 112,239 cents, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Trains and passengers alike are often late, government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations, the nation's ambassadors often conduct their business in jail cells, and catching an old friend by surprise on the street can be a shocking experience. Crime is totally unknown. Estau's national animal is the Panthera leo krugeri, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Estau is ranked 289,632^nd in the world and 1,336^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -22.22 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.