The Republic of Erelas is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning hawk population. The quiet, industrious population of 4.904 billion Erelasians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 23.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Erelasian economy, worth 188 trillion rubledollars a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 38,512 rubledollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Erelas's national animal is the hawk.

Erelas is ranked 181,991^st in the world and 1^st in Vsdf central military base for Nicest Citizens, with 12 average smiles per day.