The Democratic States of Eriaco is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Argus Dimicyon with a fair hand, and renowned for its aversion to nipples, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 929 million Eriacoans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dimicyon DE. The average income tax rate is 63.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Eriacoan economy, worth 86.3 trillion Tulas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,884 Tulas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Artists are pillars of society, the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions, local mafias have a tough time disposing of dead snitches without catching the attention of recycling authorities, and Argus Dimicyon has been seen stealthily slicing fifths off bread loaves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Eriaco's national animal is the Tabby Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Eriaco is ranked 14,685^th in the world and 421^st in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 26.81 average smiles per day.