The Architeuthis Dux of Cthonian Wasteland is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Armaitus Syn with an even hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, smutty television, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 32.025 billion Cthonian Wastelandians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while Environment and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Imboca. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Cthonian Wastelandian economy, worth an astonishing 26,374 trillion szlotaks a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Book Publishing, Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is a breathtaking 823,567 szlotaks, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Children must be board certified to append "Jr" to their name, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, the morbidly obese often sell stock options on their own corpses, and concerned environmentalists wipe away their tears with tissues sourced from Tasmanian old-growth redwoods. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cthonian Wasteland's national animal is the Plush Cthulhu, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Worship of the Elder Gods.

Cthonian Wasteland is ranked 332^nd in the world and 10^th in Wysteria for Smartest Citizens, with 318.7 quips per hour.