The Republic of Cassera is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 16 million Casserans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.1%.

The Casseran economy, worth 1.00 trillion Sestertiuses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,644 Sestertiuses, with the richest citizens earning 7.0 times as much as the poorest.

Tour guides tell passengers that there is beautiful architecture just behind the two-hundred-foot concrete walls, truncheon-mounted cameras record the beating of criminals in dynamic HD detail, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, and children who refuse to share their crayons are arrested. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cassera's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Cassera is ranked 7,723^rd in the world and 24^th in Fifth Empire for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 6,111.09 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.