The Ester Merkopan Land of Republik Dei Sordland is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by President Anton Rayne with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.091 billion Sords are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Environment isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holsord. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sordish economy, worth 127 trillion Sordish Rens a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 116,680 Sordish Rens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic research has been halted, research into 'designer babies' is banned, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, and at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to President Anton Rayne's wardrobe. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republik Dei Sordland's national animal is the Sordish Buck, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Republik Dei Sordland is ranked 38,293^rd in the world and 2,440^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 78.41 law-abiding acts per hour.