The Hegendstaat of Eraver is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Arnold Jackson with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 12.783 billion Eraverians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fordmort. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Eraverian economy, worth a remarkable 6,649 trillion Supercoins a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is a breathtaking 520,153 Supercoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends billions to protect Eraver from a disaster that is one in a million, students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak, major internet servers have acquired citizenship, and birth rates have hit an all-time low. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eraver's national animal is the Springbok, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Eraver is ranked 996^th in the world and 49^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 988.32 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.