The Republic of Esmeralda County is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 446 million Esmeralda Countyians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 28.8%.

The Esmeralda Countyian economy, worth 19.8 trillion Esmeraldan Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 44,437 Esmeraldan Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

There have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons', all artwork is carefully screened for offensive material, families must live in a village for a century before they get any say in how it runs, and taxpayer money is hard at work exorcizing laundry. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Esmeralda County's national animal is the Emerald Emu.

Esmeralda County is ranked 153,481^st in the world and 16^th in United Nations for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 919.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.