The Democratic Republic of Cbanaka is a small, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 45 million Cbanakans 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 medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Cbanakan economy, worth 2.38 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 52,874 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Millions of devastated 7-year-olds are denied astronaut and ballerina training, pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits, grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, and teenagers are told they're not thinking about sex enough. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cbanaka's national animal is the kiwi.

Cbanaka is ranked 61,087^th in the world and 172^nd in Concord for Highest Drug Use, scoring 256.63 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.