The United Empire of Eritei is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Caezari Rose I with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, democratic population of 16.681 billion Eriteians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Milan. The average income tax rate is 80.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Eriteian economy, worth a remarkable 1,596 trillion Hare Imperituses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 95,707 Hare Imperituses, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, hay has been added to school cafeteria menus, and military pistols are more secure than the national treasury. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eritei's national animal is the Eturian Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Eritei is ranked 55,360^th in the world and 212^th in Europe for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 5,270.05 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.