The Federation of Celtic Colonies is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Callum MacPherson with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 32.819 billion Celtic Coloniesians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 38.9%.

The strong Celtic Coloniesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,919 trillion Marks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is 58,480 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, business is adjusting to new gender equality policies in the workplace, and abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances. Crime is totally unknown. Celtic Colonies's national animal is the Osprey, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Celtic Christianity.

Celtic Colonies is ranked 117,627^th in the world and 6,075^th in Lazarus for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,819.3 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.