The Republic of Centaina is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Óscar Santiago with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, ban on automobiles, and state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 2.463 billion Centainians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Satine. The average income tax rate is 66.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Centainan economy, worth 294 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 119,381 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Former slave-owners hope there are no hard feelings when they apply for jobs from their erstwhile charges, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, East Lebatuckese astronauts' favorite game during downtime on the Multinational Space Station is 'I Spy', and the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Centainan Navy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Centaina's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Centaina is ranked 138,713^th in the world and 396^th in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,284.84 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.