The Technoconfederal Republic of Chandia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Hashimodo de Polo with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 2.288 billion Chandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lovelace. The average income tax rate is 91.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Chandian economy, worth 315 trillion goldchips 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 Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 137,717 goldchips, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Prenuptial contracts have replaced diamond rings in marriage proposals, doomscrolling is all the rage amongst the nation's teenagers, children who drop their ice cream are fined for littering, and becoming a missionary is a sure-fire route to martyrdom. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chandia's national animal is the pterodactylus, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Theravada Buddhism.

Chandia is ranked 6,407^th in the world and 85^th in Europeia for Safest, scoring 125.13 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.