The Republic of Cypheri is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Douglas J Hunley with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, national health service, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, cheerful population of 21.585 billion Cypherians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zion. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Cypherian economy, worth a remarkable 7,255 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 336,150 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Uprooting flowers for religious ceremonies is a felony, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations, and Eagle is one of the most popular forenames in Cypheri. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cypheri's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Science.

Cypheri is ranked 295^th in the world and 10^th in the South Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 99.6 on the Human Development Index.