The Republic of Ethereum is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 404 million Ethereumians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.1%.

The very strong Ethereumian economy, worth 19.9 trillion ethereums a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 49,282 ethereums, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Adding salt and pepper to food is enough to raise suspicion of treason, children keel over while singing "Leader Gives Us the Water of Life", enemy governments seem especially interested in Ethereum's election cycle, and Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Ethereum's new capital. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Ethereum's national animal is the turtle.

Ethereum is ranked 314,968^th in the world and 8^th in Brazil for Safest, scoring 7.52 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.