The Republic of Etort Sca Talksis is a massive, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 2.741 billion Etort Sca Talksisians 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 Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 16.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Etort Sca Talksisian economy, worth 125 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 45,643 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Organ donation is compulsory, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and male med students learning female anatomy do so with their eyes tightly closed. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Etort Sca Talksis's national animal is the penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Etort Sca Talksis is ranked 207,937^th in the world and 6,803^rd in the Rejected Realms for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 16.84 Effective Tax Rate.