The District of Ermatinger is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by privy council chairman with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 15.33 billion masons live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Welfare, Industry, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The strong Ermatingerian economy, worth 795 trillion Juno aurums a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 51,916 Juno aurums, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 334,605 per year while the poor average 3,254, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Ermatinger has designated District City as its capital city, convicted murderers are free to walk the streets provided they attend rehabilitation classes, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, and Privy council chairman has just been declared ruler of Ermatinger in an international press conference. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Ermatinger's national animal is the quick pink fox, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ermatinger is ranked 259,026^th in the world and 7^th in Atlantic New Lands for Safest, scoring 13.82 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.