The Discord and Strife of Eristaria is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, digital currency, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 540 million Eristarians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The City of Windmills. The average income tax rate is 48.2%.

The all-consuming Eristarian economy, worth 41.3 trillion Marks a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,450 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade, prodigal children celebrate as charitable bequests plummet, maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, and no suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eristaria's national animal is the Trout, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Eristaria is ranked 306,636^th in the world and 7^th in Argumentative Ones for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -12.12 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.