The Republic of Etnon is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Peigi Åland with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, absence of drug laws, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.353 billion Etnonians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Santana. The average income tax rate is 90.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Etnonian economy, worth 331 trillion Euros a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is 76,224 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Etnonian watches are often the only thing to survive a disaster intact, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, auditors are gutting every governmental department, and married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Etnon's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Etnon is ranked 315,557^th in the world and 1,544^th in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -17.03 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.