The Community of Cautionary Tale is a very large, pleasant nation, notable for its national health service. The hard-working population of 357 million Cautionary Taleans 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 prioritizes Healthcare, although Law & Order, Education, and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 31.9%.

The Cautionary Talean economy, worth 13.7 trillion stories a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 38,422 stories, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

"Darwin's Disease" is a growing cause of death, a nation-wide cull of chameleon hearts is in effect, the possibility of gain causes universal pain, and Cautionary Tale has designated Cautionary Tale City as its capital city. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cautionary Tale's national animal is the chameleon heart, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Cautionary Tale is ranked 110,454^th in the world and 5,978^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.