The Goldblumian Dependency of Ervald is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.87 billion Ervaldians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 39.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Ervaldian economy, worth 132 trillion Golds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Retail. Average income is 46,059 Golds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children often kick Goldblums for amusement, organ donation is compulsory, surveillance cameras are banned, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ervald's national animal is the Goldblum, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ervald is ranked 74,812^th in the world and 56^th in Estalcia for Most Cultured, scoring 68 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.