The Commonwealth of United Counties of Escanaba is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by J R R Tolkien with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 31.276 billion Escanabans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Great Bend. The average income tax rate is 69.7%.

The frighteningly efficient United Counties of Escanaban economy, worth a remarkable 4,943 trillion Rois a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 158,069 Rois, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government has pinkie-promised never to use its veto power except in an emergency, entomologists flock to Great Bend for its remarkable gadfly population, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, and only the richest get to see out of their windows. Crime is totally unknown. United Counties of Escanaba's national animal is the snowy owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

United Counties of Escanaba is ranked 22,437^th in the world and 2^nd in Bully Pulpit for Highest Average Incomes, with 158,069.02 Standard Monetary Units.