The Goldblumian Dependency of Ervald is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.86 billion Ervaldians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 38.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Ervaldian economy, worth 138 trillion Golds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 48,255 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Children often kick Goldblums for amusement, organ donation is compulsory, surveillance cameras are banned, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ervald's national animal is the Goldblum, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ervald is ranked 245,812^th in the world and 111^th in Estalcia for Most Developed, scoring 51.37 on the Human Development Index.