The InsectoNova of Ethrat is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by God Iguana with an iron fist, and renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, frequent executions, and public floggings. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.35 billion Crickets are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Iguana Town. The average income tax rate is 67.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Cricket economy, worth 126 trillion Crickets a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,824 Crickets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens must have a license to operate a computer, copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper, the internet has been placed under government control, and the new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ethrat's national animal is the Iguana, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ethrat is ranked 66,642^nd in the world and 43^rd in Federation of Martian Colonies for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,524.9 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.