The United Socialist States of Kerberos is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Chairman Maria Smith with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 8.877 billion Kerberosians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grand Peaks. The average income tax rate is 85.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Kerberosian economy, worth a remarkable 1,086 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 122,344 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sweat stains are proof of political acumen, voters must decide whether to go number one or number two, the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, and every week is blindness awareness week. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kerberos's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Kerberos is ranked 58,616^th in the world and 2,874^th in Balder for Most Developed, scoring 75.13 on the Human Development Index.