The Matriarchy of Ethorie is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 497 million Ethorians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Defense isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eloi. The average income tax rate is 76.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ethorian economy, worth 42.2 trillion bitcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 84,942 bitcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Referenda can be called for any law at the request of at least one third of the voting population, the regional delicacy of chocolate bombes is deadlier than an unexploded bomb, there are no more heroes any more, and judges are rumored to find in favor of whoever bribes them the most. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ethorie's national animal is the jellyfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ethorie is ranked 184,644^th in the world and 116^th in Refugia for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 266.16 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.