The Kingdom of Ercolia is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Theodore Belmont with an even hand, and notable for its public floggings, pith helmet sales, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 11.079 billion Ercolians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ercopolis. The average income tax rate is 24.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Ercolian economy, worth a remarkable 2,227 trillion Pesos a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 201,051 Pesos, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Self-driving cars obey the road rules even during emergencies, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", it is illegal for a parent to tell a child to stop eating their boogers, and all tribal children are set for life with guaranteed government jobs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ercolia's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ercolia is ranked 179,764^th in the world and 8^th in The Confederation of Free States for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 24.33 Effective Tax Rate.