The United Provinces of The Central Islands is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Carleton VII with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, ubiquitous missile silos, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 3.921 billion Central Islandians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Islandian City. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Central Islandian economy, worth 694 trillion Island Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 177,204 Island Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Museum visitors often bring lemons and black lights, the freedom to be free is always just out of reach, commemoration of the Great fjgfhgk War costs almost as much as the war itself, and teenagers claim that morning paper rounds are performance art. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Central Islands's national animal is the Islandian Dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Atheism.

The Central Islands is ranked 19,252^nd in the world and 2^nd in fjgfhgk for Nicest Citizens, with 23.07 average smiles per day.