The Magnificent Japanese Empire of Cantabola is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Shinasu I with a fair hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, prohibition of alcohol, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.285 billion Japanese enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Naski. The average income tax rate is 9.8%.

The strong Cantabolan economy, worth 76.6 trillion Japanese Naru Coins a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 59,648 Japanese Naru Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Civic leaders eagerly encourage sinners to spend more time on their knees, riot police are stationed around paintings of violent protestors, artists from across the nation compete to renovate the restrooms of old government buildings, and Christianity has been named as Cantabola's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Cantabola's national animal is the Red Panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Cantabola is ranked 129,179^th in the world and 1^st in The Shinasu Islands for Highest Average Incomes, with 59,648.16 Standard Monetary Units.