The Seaborne Wayfarers of Etrea is a massive, safe nation, ruled by King Artemis Hasteshi with an even hand, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, state-planned economy, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.325 billion Etreans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Etris. The average income tax rate is 83.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Etrean economy, worth 469 trillion notes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 108,630 notes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, King Artemis Hasteshi reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, when electric cars arrived nobody heard them coming, and expectant parents extensively research old court records before naming their child. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Etrea's national animal is the lionfish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is the Moonlit Faith.

Etrea is ranked 288,302^nd in the world and 4,178^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -7.62 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.