The Civic Lands of Central Decanus is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Mayor Evergreen with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory vegetarianism, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.017 billion Central Decanians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Decanus City. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Central Decanusian economy, worth 428 trillion Pull Tabs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 142,014 Pull Tabs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Autocrats are persona non grata, Central Decanus is sometimes referred to as the global janitor, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, and building a phallus out of Minecraft blocks counts as indecent exposure. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Central Decanus's national animal is the Southern Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Central Decanus is ranked 321,397^th in the world and 1^st in Greater Decanus for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 20.55 on the Bus Surprisal Index.