The Most Terrestrial Republic of Keres is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by None with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.928 billion Kererians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zandromeda. The average income tax rate is 83.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Kererian economy, worth 406 trillion Sols 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 dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 68,489 Sols, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Genocide is seen as a topic best avoided in history lessons, the governments pockets have been emptied filling useless garages, therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, and the nation has nearly as many history museums as Kererians. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Keres's national animal is the Zandromedean Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Terrestrialism.

Keres is ranked 80,729^th in the world and 21^st in The Galactics Union for Most Developed, scoring 67.16 on the Human Development Index.