The People's Republic of Ethrigzon is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Victor Griffin with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.593 billion Ethrigzonians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Benevia. The average income tax rate is 46.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Ethrigzonian economy, worth 123 trillion Cervisias a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,588 Cervisias, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Bike rage is all the rage, the official Ethrigzonian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ethrigzon's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is No Official Religion.

Ethrigzon is ranked 102,874^th in the world and 271^st in Concord for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,476.89 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.