The Republic of Ceden is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Albert Jones Hoffing with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, sprawling nuclear power plants, and national health service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 23.298 billion Cedenians 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 large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sentinel. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Cedenian economy, worth an astonishing 10,674 trillion kronors a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 458,160 kronors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Houses and businesses are bulldozed to make way for ever-expanding cemeteries, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Albert Jones Hoffing is a silly poophead, pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits, and war is more of a science than an art. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ceden's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ceden is ranked 618^th in the world and 6^th in the West Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 341,910.77 Standard Monetary Units.