The Republic of Cwh18 is a mammoth, orderly nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, compulsory military service, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.961 billion Cwh18ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 75.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cwh18ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,356 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 194,934 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

All telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation, Leader isn't a national brand, and billions of francs are spent to take high-quality photos of the Kiwi Nebula. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cwh18's national animal is the kiwi, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Cwh18 is ranked 73,972^nd in the world and 347^th in Crestwood Heights for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 48,148.76 Standard Monetary Units.