The Nomadic Thalassate of Chippan is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and notable for its digital currency, sprawling nuclear power plants, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.523 billion Chippanians 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 large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neo Chippa. The average income tax rate is 92.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Chippanian economy, worth 263 trillion microlamboes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 172,769 microlamboes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Court verdicts are predictable to within a hundredth of a percentage point, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Neo Chippa, passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life, and preservative manufacturers are told to put a lid on it. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chippan's national animal is the stingray, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Chippan is ranked 3,537^th in the world and 4^th in Horizon for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 655.21 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.