The Federation of ERRIBURG is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Paris Karabatzakis with an even hand, and renowned for its closed borders, prohibition of alcohol, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 13.285 billion ERRIBURGians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Glassin. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient ERRIBURGian economy, worth an astonishing 11,034 trillion EKRS 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. 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 a breathtaking 830,618 EKRS, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

International humanitarian organisations are applauding the government for ending the death penalty, too many hyper-intelligent chefs can spoil the allegorical broth, Paris Karabatzakis has taken to wearing medal-adorned military uniform in all public appearances, and an aboriginal talking stick is used for leaders' debates at election time. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ERRIBURG's national animal is the dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

ERRIBURG is ranked 685^th in the world and 24^th in Balder for Most Corrupt Governments, with 562.32 kickbacks per hour.