The Free Land of Greater Esteriae is a fledgling, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5 million Greater Esteriaeans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The weak Greater Esteriaean economy, worth 117 billion Esters a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 23,512 Esters, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are often punished for the sins of the fathers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Greater Esteriae's national animal is the Iae, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Greater Esteriae is ranked 196,073^rd in the world and 1,118^th in the Outback for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,612.29 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.