The Republic of Ertiop is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 20 million Ertiopians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 45.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ertiopian economy, worth 853 billion Reais a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,640 Reais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and all facts are created equal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ertiop's national animal is the Tartaruga, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ertiop is ranked 110,204^th in the world and 1,433^rd in the Pacific for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.27 percentage of bribes refused.