The Matriarchy of Estige is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its national health service, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 1.015 billion Estigeans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valkyrja. The average income tax rate is 38.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Estigean economy, worth 49.8 trillion Yeux D'Ors a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,025 Yeux D'Ors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government has pledged that not one drop of its citizens' blood will be spilt, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, charity fundraisers often resemble minstrel shows, and some members of Parliament are illiterate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Estige's national animal is the Beelzebufo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Estige is ranked 206,313^th in the world and 8,761^st in Osiris for Largest Populations, with 1.01 billion capita.