The Armed Republic of Cetheria is a large, cultured nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, frequent executions, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 198 million Cetherians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 67.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Cetherian economy, worth 11.1 trillion Shiny Platinum Medals 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 55,881 Shiny Platinum Medals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, wandering Cetherians are known for their one-track minds, pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers, and the stock market has been destroyed for its own protection. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cetheria's national animal is the Rat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cetheria is ranked 51,656^th in the world and 135^th in Refugia for Longest Average Lifespans, with 83.31 years.