The People's Republic of Crestsa is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Daniel Valdés with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and national health service. The compassionate, devout population of 1.655 billion Crestsans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greyhaven. The average income tax rate is 49.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Crestsan economy, worth 160 trillion Novans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 96,920 Novans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Jack Russells have proven to be terrible spies, both criminals and civilians are DOA, political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, and excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crestsa's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is psastafirsm.

Crestsa is ranked 51,027^th in the world and 178^th in the Plains of Perdition for Smartest Citizens, with 43.44 quips per hour.