The ⓧ Kingdom ⓧ of Cherik is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Xavier-Eisenhardt with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 6.796 billion Cherikers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of X-Mansion. The average income tax rate is 80.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cherikian economy, worth a remarkable 1,076 trillion Xcoin ⓧs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 158,390 Xcoin ⓧs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, the nation's leader is normally just referred to as "snuggle-wuggle-huggy-bear", government election advice reads like a restaurant menu, and the word "sexagenarian" has taken on a whole new meaning. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Cherik's national animal is the Bald Eagle 🦅, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Spark ✨.

Cherik is ranked 323,553^rd in the world and 1^st in XMen for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -13.1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.