The Republic of Erowhonk is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 150 million Erowhonkians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 74.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Erowhonkian economy, worth 5.61 trillion pies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 37,412 pies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Being dead no longer has any benefits, the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars, and the official Erowhonkian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Erowhonk's national animal is the Tortoise, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Erowhonk is ranked 120,816^th in the world and 118^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 2,590.48 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.