The United States of Cirus is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory military service. The democratic population of 231 million Cirusians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 14.5%.

The strong Cirusian economy, worth 17.5 trillion Cirian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 75,767 Cirian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses', the end of communism came with retail rather than revolution, both diets and economic output are growing leaner with recent restrictions to free trade, and asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Cirus's national animal is the Cirian Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Cirus is ranked 129,428^th in the world and 1,031^st in the West Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 574.9 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.