The Grand Duchy of Cantonisierre is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 14 million Cantonisierreans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 14.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Cantonisierrean economy, worth 901 billion Ferancs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 64,349 Ferancs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, the government puts forth the claim that harming young girls is wrong, shoppers carry protractors to verify their produce, and RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cantonisierre's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cantonisierre is ranked 52,768^th in the world and 1,068^th in the South Pacific for Least Corrupt Governments, with 93.8 percentage of bribes refused.