The Colony of Ethnon Sootys is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 5.091 billion Ethnonians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ethnon Sootysian economy, worth 560 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 110,074 Credits, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 320,173 per year while the poor average 29,937, a ratio of 10.7 to 1.

Large areas of Ethnon Sootys are not accessible by the public, people who have never eaten chicken are told it tastes a bit like crocodile, the military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, and the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ethnon Sootys's national animal is the Bee, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Ethnon Sootys is ranked 266,158^th in the world and 9,659^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 9.22 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.