The Allied States of Etherea is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.25 billion Ethereans enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.1%.

The thriving Etherean economy, worth 335 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 78,883 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 262,553 per year while the poor average 17,660, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Etherea's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Etherea is ranked 184,620^th in the world and 2^nd in Morocco for Safest, scoring 52.05 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.