The First Grand Republic of Imperial Cecilia is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Chancellor Thomas Wagner with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, free-roaming dinosaurs, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.194 billion Cecilians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cascade. The average income tax rate is 52.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cecilian economy, worth 669 trillion kanns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 159,654 kanns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

History lessons resemble a who's-who and how's-how of crime, museums stand half-empty as all foreign exhibits are returned to their countries of origin, the recycled air in planes is nauseating, and more and more musicians are refusing to put labels on their sound. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Imperial Cecilia's national animal is the Cecilian white harrier, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is any religion but mainly Christianity.

Imperial Cecilia is ranked 125,641^st in the world and 1,587^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 980.81 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.