The People's Republic of Cirrane is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Pau Bolea Padron with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 1.905 billion Cirraneans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Coronado. The average income tax rate is 48.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Cirranean economy, worth 55.0 trillion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Furniture Restoration, Retail, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 28,845 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Research grant proposals read like political diatribes, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, the government funds large training centres to turn cobras into functioning members of society, and a major religion has been named as Cirrane's national religion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cirrane's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cirrane is ranked 253,341^st in the world and 211^th in Coalition of Crown Albatross for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -7.48 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.