The Wrapt in tempests of Eristaria is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Eris with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, frequent executions, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.133 billion Eristarians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mount Pelion. The average income tax rate is 52.7%.

The all-consuming Eristarian economy, worth 334 trillion golden apples a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 80,823 golden apples, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, an extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs, and the government has declared that sharing is uncaring. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eristaria's national animal is the viper, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cult of Eris.

Eristaria is ranked 122,027^th in the world and 1^st in Liars and Eristics for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,097.35 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.