The Empire of Princess Cadence is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.877 billion Princess Cadenceans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 6.9%.

The strong Princess Cadencean economy, worth 245 trillion Bits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is 63,373 Bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Princess Cadence's national animal is the Crystal Pony.

Princess Cadence is ranked 211,206^th in the world and 1,078^th in Europe for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -4.47 on the Clooney Contribution Index.