The Fiefdom of Estermont is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Lord Andrew Estermont with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The devout population of 6.285 billion Estermonts 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 Welfare, Spirituality, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greenstone. The average income tax rate is 60.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Estermont economy, worth 240 trillion silver stags a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 38,212 silver stags, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lord Andrew Estermont has just been declared ruler of Estermont in an international press conference, Estermont has designated Greenstone as its capital city, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and protestors are soaking piles of silver stags in blood to make a point about government incomes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Estermont's national animal is the turtle and its national religion is Faith of the Seven.

Estermont is ranked 158,360^th in the world and 2^nd in Palos for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 71.06 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.