The Republic of Ceden is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Albert Jones Hoffing with a fair hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, sprawling nuclear power plants, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 23.102 billion Cedenians 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 large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sentinel. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Cedenian economy, worth an astonishing 10,590 trillion kronors 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 458,430 kronors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge, wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high, the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass", and celebrities sit helplessly as they are labeled "pompous womples" by Albert Jones Hoffing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ceden's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ceden is ranked 308,077^th in the world and 2,702^nd in the West Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -21.81 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.