The Free Land of Erkinya is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 26 million Erkinyans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Industry, although Education and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The powerhouse Erkinyan economy, worth 1.74 trillion soms a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 67,041 soms, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 470,872 per year while the poor average 3,252, a ratio of 144 to 1.

Hockey players who drop their gloves discard them on abandoned baseball mitts, the government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget', inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, and piracy is the nation's most popular pastime. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Erkinya's national animal is the golden eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Erkinya is ranked 259,213^th in the world and 4^th in World Unity Federation for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -5.02 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.