The Republic of Casmana is a small, genial nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 23 million Casmanans 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 medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 25.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Casmanan economy, worth 1.53 trillion Chasberths a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. Average income is 66,722 Chasberths, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Recorded music can be rented but not bought from record companies, families make most of their annual income from government benefits, paralegals spend all day Hewlett-Packing attorneys' law briefs, and signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Casmana's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Casmana is ranked 8,896^th in the world and 9^th in Britannia for Least Corrupt Governments, with 94.48 percentage of bribes refused.