The Matriarchy of Ethorie is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 428 million Ethorians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eloi. The average income tax rate is 76.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Ethorian economy, worth 32.5 trillion bitcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 75,970 bitcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Convicted criminals are given free limo rides to jail, all work and no play has rendered the nation's children somewhat intelligent but also remarkably dull, photographers have to apply for a license to photograph Leader, and RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ethorie's national animal is the jellyfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ethorie is ranked 26,536^th in the world and 119^th in Refugia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,849.1 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.