The Federal Republic of Ehrter is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Council of Stoned Raccoons with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 3.156 billion Ehrterians 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 government prioritizes Education, although Public Transport, Administration, and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maradona. The average income tax rate is 31.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Ehrterian economy, worth 225 trillion Rhias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 71,360 Rhias, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Attendance of fathers at PTA meetings is at an all-time high, cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags, truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail, and exterminators swarm Ehrterian homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ehrter's national animal is the Wendigo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ehrter is ranked 281,355^th in the world and 207^th in Wintreath for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -7.07 on the Clooney Contribution Index.