The Empire of Ethancasher is a small, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 45 million Ethancasherians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 17.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ethancasherian economy, worth 2.13 trillion guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,244 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force. Ethancasher's national animal is the horse.

Ethancasher is ranked 304,291^st in the world and 6^th in True Waskaria for Largest Black Market, with 14.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.