The People's Republic of Ersmark is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Agata Bertilius with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.069 billion Ersmarkers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hedvigstad. The average income tax rate is 91.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ersmarkian economy, worth 107 trillion Crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 100,180 Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The children of Ersmark are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm, Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case, and loudmouthed journalists are given the chop. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ersmark's national animal is the Moose, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Frienhedommen.

Ersmark is ranked 6,752^nd in the world and 3^rd in Scandinavian Liberal Paradise for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 7,136.72 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.