The United Imperial Dominions of Canton Empire is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Emperor Justinian I of Piedmont with a fair hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 26.448 billion Cantonese hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canton. The average income tax rate is 68.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Cantonese economy, worth a remarkable 3,405 trillion Canton Dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 128,778 Canton Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Giggling teens are asked to put their mouths on rubber dolls, the best defense is a good fence, police reduce their paperwork by refusing to arrest anyone, and movement-triggered sensors mean that for every door that closes another one opens. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Canton Empire's national animal is the Byzantine Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cult of the One True God.

Canton Empire is ranked 11,218^th in the world and 9^th in Saint Osmund for Highest Food Quality, scoring 143.67 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.