The Federation of Etherion Circadia is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Zeven Forch with an iron fist, and notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.524 billion Circadians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Etherion Forch. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 61.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Circadian economy, worth 287 trillion Cores a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 188,473 Cores, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,273,624 per year while the poor average 10,314, a ratio of 123 to 1.

One-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, former public radio talk pundits are being deployed to front line war zones, the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, and children often explain to their parents that the Mega Ultimate Sword Fist was worth the thousand-Core charge on their phone bill. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Etherion Circadia's national animal is the Butterfly and its national religion is Etheory.

Etherion Circadia is ranked 33,066^th in the world and 640^th in The North Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 41.1 flags saluted per person per day.