The Federation of New Ethyrea is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.677 billion New Ethyreans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dong-an. The average income tax rate is 28.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Ethyrean economy, worth 273 trillion yuan a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 102,319 yuan, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans, convicts released after being found "wrongfully imprisoned" are surprisingly chill about the whole thing, the nation is in perpetual campaign mode, and birth rates have hit an all-time low. Crime is almost non-existent. New Ethyrea's national animal is the panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Ethyrea is ranked 53,468^th in the world and 5^th in The Warrior Alliance for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,089.69 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.