The Sentinel Republic of Creberg is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Yuri Fyodorovich Aipin with an iron fist, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, lack of airports, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.784 billion Sentinels are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kagyrgyn. The average income tax rate is 97.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Sentinel economy, worth a remarkable 1,642 trillion Sentinel Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an amazing 242,096 Sentinel Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Authorities are looking for a stool pigeon to rat out who is stealing food from pigeon toilets, fruit vendors are encouraging a life of crime in their advertising, garbage bags floating down the river are churned up by man-made rapids, and the military is recruiting war criminals to join its weapons research teams. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Creberg's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Creberg is ranked 33,790^th in the world and 700^th in the South Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 6,106.98 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.