The Ermine Kingdom of Hunterdon is a massive, safe nation, ruled by King Joseph III with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, restrictive gun laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 4.255 billion Hunterdonians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hunterdon. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ermine economy, worth 734 trillion ducats a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 172,590 ducats, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 727,709 per year while the poor average 26,523, a ratio of 27.4 to 1.

Retirees make up the bulk of foreign students, weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, people can get away with murder these days, and young people avoid opening doors for the elderly with impunity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hunterdon's national animal is the ermine, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Hunterdon is ranked 37,468^th in the world and 558^th in The East Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 5,125.62 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.