The Third Empire of Eritria is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Prime Minister Panagiotis Palaiologos with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 8.192 billion Eritrians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neae Athenae. The average income tax rate is 98.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Eritrian economy, worth a remarkable 1,969 trillion Drachmaes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 240,400 Drachmaes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government leaders testify at international tribunals on why the sun went out, school lockers are filled with fancy underwear, the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, and the writing style of religious hymns often changes mid-stanza. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eritria's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

Eritria is ranked 6,020^th in the world and 190^th in the South Pacific for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 76.89 on the Kitten Softness Rating.