The United States of Ericah is a very large, safe nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 278 million Ericahians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Ericahian economy, worth 29.3 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 105,296 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 372,058 per year while the poor average 21,536, a ratio of 17.3 to 1.

Punitive tariffs protect local industry, Bald eagle sanctuaries have been taken over by hydraulic fracturing sites, moonshine has made a resurgence, and savvy students quote paywalled research knowing that university lecturers can't afford to check the citations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ericah's national animal is the bald eagle.

Ericah is ranked 11,502^nd in the world and 51^st in Concord for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 85,605.74 Standard Monetary Units.