The Colony of Ethrudan is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 12.597 billion Ethrudanites enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The Ethrudanic economy, worth 645 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 51,265 lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 158,781 per year while the poor average 12,752, a ratio of 12.5 to 1.

Employers may fire workers without giving any reason, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, Ethrudan's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, and genetic researchers have been expelled. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ethrudan's national animal is the badger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ethrudan is ranked 142,821^st in the world and 22^nd in Colonies for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,854.62 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.