The Republic of Ethereum is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 379 million Ethereumians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.8%.

The very strong Ethereumian economy, worth 17.5 trillion ethereums a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. Average income is 46,283 ethereums, with the richest citizens earning 8.1 times as much as the poorest.

Public incontinence is a growing problem amongst the nation's women, the police insist that racism does not exist, wedding bands come in pairs to form wedding manacles, and computers have been banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Ethereum's national animal is the turtle, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Ethereum is ranked 68,224^th in the world and 2^nd in Brazil for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,787.46 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.