The Federation of Etherion Circadia is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, vat-grown people, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 210 million Circadians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 52.5%.

The strong Circadian economy, worth 13.4 trillion Cores a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Retail. Average income is 63,818 Cores, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 280,269 per year while the poor average 9,137, a ratio of 30.7 to 1.

Even the nation's brussel sprouts are delicious and nutritious, legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills, medical staff can legally quiet people who ask for a second helping of Salisbury steak, and access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Etherion Circadia's national animal is the Butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Etherion Circadia is ranked 219,404^th in the world and 4,855^th in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.29 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.