The Republic of Erando is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Garg with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.742 billion Erandoans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haloni. The average income tax rate is 69.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Erandoan economy, worth 235 trillion Calloes a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 135,446 Calloes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sweet-toothed Erandoans have been left penniless by the VAT on candy, breast milk lattes are the newest fad among hip urbanites, snap elections are called over every minor impasse, and children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Erando's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Dianity.

Erando is ranked 16,346^th in the world and 1^st in Atropia for Nicest Citizens, with 24.52 average smiles per day.