The Seaborne Wayfarers of Etrea is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Artemis Hasteshi with an even hand, and notable for its teetotalling pirates, ubiquitous missile silos, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.132 billion Etreans 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Etris. The average income tax rate is 82.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Etrean economy, worth 446 trillion notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 108,014 notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians tend to jump ship to whichever party is currently leading in the polls, conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, and the only movement outdoors is of ramen-delivery drones. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Etrea's national animal is the lionfish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the Moonlit Faith.

Etrea is ranked 127,757^th in the world and 2,655^th in the Rejected Realms for Safest, scoring 73.84 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.