The Commonwealth of Cerdenian States is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by CERD with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of public education, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 2.386 billion Cerdenians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Public Transport and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City of People. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.8%.

The strong Cerdenian Statesian economy, worth 157 trillion Cerdcoins a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 66,053 Cerdcoins, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 408,712 per year while the poor average 4,613, a ratio of 88.6 to 1.

Visitors often mistake the toiletplex at music festivals for the main stage, town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and the Federal Council of Cerdenian States has been announced as the new Head of State. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Cerdenian States's national animal is the Cerdeer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cerdenian States is ranked 281,198^th in the world and 244^th in Aesica for Highest Poor Incomes, with 4,613.9 Standard Monetary Units.