The Federal Republic of Ehrter is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Council of Stoned Raccoons with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, national health service, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.65 billion Ehrterians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maradona. The average income tax rate is 35.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Ehrterian economy, worth 268 trillion Rhias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 73,338 Rhias, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pledging just four hours of spare time to police work earns a named credit on the government's official website, the blind lead the blind in social welfare, everyone hates people who encourage hate, and orange juice has been renamed yellow juice. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ehrter's national animal is the Wendigo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ehrter is ranked 45,559^th in the world and 94^th in Wintreath for Smartest Citizens, with 45.98 quips per hour.