The Republic of Candatora is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Aiden Belmea with a fair hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, rampant corporate plagiarism, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 12.666 billion Candatorans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Education, and Industry also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Highsite. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.8%.

The very strong Candatoran economy, worth 890 trillion deniers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 70,231 deniers, with the richest citizens earning 9.7 times as much as the poorest.

Lines of trenches demarcate the nation's borders, lavish state dinners in Highsite are the state's leading budgetary expenditure, Aiden Belmea's handshakes with opposition leaders usually lead to thumb wars, and women who display their ankles are shunned by society. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Candatora's national animal is the bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Candatora is ranked 227,351^st in the world and 143^rd in Coalition of Crown Albatross for Longest Average Lifespans, with 67.42 years.