The Custodianship of Esmerel is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Coordinator-General Adrian Santaruz with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, cheerful population of 22.049 billion Esmerelians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lapiz Point. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Esmerelian economy, worth a remarkable 6,899 trillion NationStates Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 312,897 NationStates Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, mosh pits are a common phenomenon in Coordinator-General Adrian Santaruz's political rallies, and virtual assistants are seen with increasing suspicion every time they get an upgrade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Esmerel's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Esmerel is ranked 530^th in the world and 1^st in New Hyperion for Nicest Citizens, with 111.93 average smiles per day.