The Hegemon of the Core of The Intersystems Collective is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Edden with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.529 billion Etherborns are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soluna Prime. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.7%.

The very strong Intersystems Collectivean economy, worth 101 trillion Markdits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 66,624 Markdits, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 196,930 per year while the poor average 17,714, a ratio of 11.1 to 1.

Patriots insist that size does matter, orthopaedics patients often have a bounce in their step, the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, and returning vacationers often find that their property is now a construction site. Crime is moderate. The Intersystems Collective's national animal is the Dog, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Eternal Flame.

The Intersystems Collective is ranked 150,532^nd in the world and 24^th in The Galactics Union for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,281.31 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.