The Fiefdom of Erikalands is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its public floggings, infamous sell-swords, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 530 million Erikalandsians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Erika. The average income tax rate is 89.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Erikalandsian economy, worth 54.0 trillion Erics a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,828 Erics, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Members of Parliament operate under a PAYE scheme, legislators must raise their hands if they want to speak, the nation's laws on image rights are amongst the strictest in the world, and claims adjusters are uselessly vague. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Erikalands's national animal is the Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Erikalands is ranked 33,989^th in the world and 36^th in Sparkalia for Safest, scoring 107.57 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.