The Dictatorship of Cerdomnia is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.113 billion Cerdomnians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kadara. The average income tax rate is 75.6%.

The very strong Cerdomnian economy, worth 129 trillion Cerdomniatic Shards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 116,338 Cerdomniatic Shards, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

Water fights now end with thousands dead, crowded passenger trains are near-silent save for the soft tap of fingers on touchscreens, countless government officials are accused of espionage, and fathers are free to sell their daughters to whomever they choose. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cerdomnia's national animal is the Cerdomniatic vulture, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Cerdomnia is ranked 42,248^th in the world and 2,108^th in Balder for Highest Poor Incomes, with 47,268.5 Standard Monetary Units.