The Grandest Sultanate of New Ertoland is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Sultan Abdul Alhazred with an iron fist, and renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, public floggings, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.783 billion Ertians 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, 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 Nyl'etha. The average income tax rate is 34.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Ertolandian economy, worth 574 trillion Eroes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 151,925 Eroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Officer recruitment and police brutality have reached an all-time high, skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines, athletes are renowned for being the best at maths, and the blood, sweat, and tears of poor Ertians make research institutes rich. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Ertoland's national animal is the Alhazred Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ertolandian Islamism.

New Ertoland is ranked 26,291^st in the world and 4^th in The Alliance of Eros for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 239.36 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.