The Kingdom of CAEDALPE is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, anti-smoking policies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 218 million CAEDALPEians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 46.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong CAEDALPEian economy, worth 15.5 trillion pixels a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 70,955 pixels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Stocks go up when the internet says so, the number of students attending university has reached a record high, X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, and nude folks shun cloaks at the seashore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CAEDALPE's national animal is the art, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

CAEDALPE is ranked 31,594^th in the world and 1^st in CAEDALPE for Safest, scoring 108.48 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.