The Republic of Cypheri is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Douglas J Hunley with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 21.785 billion Cypherians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zion. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Cypherian economy, worth a remarkable 7,349 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 337,362 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People seem disproportionately distraught when told a museum has a phones-off policy, AI citizens are criticized for being robotic, hospitals in Cypheri are too busy serving the needs of the South Pacific to see Cypherians, and the government is frequently held to ransom by the increasing demands of bloodthirsty pirates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cypheri's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Science.

Cypheri is ranked 295^th in the world and 11^th in the South Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 99.61 on the Human Development Index.