The State of Ericsen is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 23.111 billion Ericsenians 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 primarily concerned with Industry, although Education is also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.6%.

The very strong Ericsenian economy, worth 849 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and dominated by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 36,770 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 249,997 per year while the poor average 1,975, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, Ericsen has designated Westminster as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Ericsen in an international press conference, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Ericsen's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ericsen is ranked 164,205^th in the world and 5^th in Manama for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 34,711.75 Standard Monetary Units.