The Garrison of The 87th Ecalpan Dragoons is a mammoth, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 5.697 billion Ecalpans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Revere. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ecalpan economy, worth 645 trillion kobans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 113,225 kobans, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

Sick Ecalpans are hair today and gone tomorrow, most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists, soldiers are equipped with multi-million koban battlesuits, and millionaires are surprised to find they are eligible for government handouts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The 87th Ecalpan Dragoons's national animal is the kirin, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The 87th Ecalpan Dragoons is ranked 26,427^th in the world and 5^th in Boston for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,732.41 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.