The Republic of Celferm is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 7 million Celfermians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 35.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Celfermic economy, worth 275 billion Celferm źagas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,378 Celferm źagas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Boys who even ask about cheerleading are placed on the Sex Offenders Register, surveillance cameras are banned, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, and pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Celferm's national animal is the Dyraba porcupine, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Celferm is ranked 177,025^th in the world and 1,108^th in the Plains of Perdition for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 57.57 on the Hayek Index.