The Republic of Cenk is a tiny, genial nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 18 million Cenkians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 7.9%.

The strong Cenkian economy, worth 1.31 trillion guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 72,850 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

A crusade against barbaric religious practices has begun, organ donation rates have hit a new low, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, and euthanasia is legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Cenk's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Cenk is ranked 40,265^th in the world and 252^nd in the Plains of Perdition for Nicest Citizens, with 18.66 average smiles per day.