The Allied States of Esterild is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by someone like Russ Feingold with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, cheerful population of 28.072 billion Estrildians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The enormous but underdeveloped Esterildian economy, worth a remarkable 2,223 trillion spider drawings a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,215 spider drawings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It turns out that you actually can put a price on intangible cultural heritage, the people's love for someone like Russ Feingold is little more than self-preservation, the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Esterildian Navy, and women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Esterild's national animal is the platypus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Esterild is ranked 4,243^rd in the world and 34^th in Forest for Lowest Crime Rates, with 120.5 law-abiding acts per hour.