The 4-star Protector Defender of E2 Matterhorn is a massive, safe nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 2.128 billion E2 Matterhornians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karlan Trade. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.4%.

The sizeable but inefficient E2 Matterhornian economy, worth 77.5 trillion ★★★★s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,432 ★★★★s, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.

If you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, caroling is considered a public disturbance, preservative manufacturers are told to put a lid on it, and powerful x-ray machines used by the Customs Department can see into the homes of nearby residents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. E2 Matterhorn's national animal is the Forte, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

E2 Matterhorn is ranked 291,690^th in the world and 41^st in Kjerag for Highest Average Incomes, with 36,432.67 Standard Monetary Units.