The United Socialist States of Kerberos is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Chairman Maria Smith with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 3.742 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 80.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Kerberosian economy, worth 398 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 Tourism. Average income is an impressive 106,536 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every day has been a surprise since weather reporters turned to consulting ancient totems for their seven-day forecasts, even God cannot save you in Kerberos, the government violently suppresses separatist movements, and serial killers who are released early distribute death but not their seed. 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 287,542^nd in the world and 1^st in The Shattered Coast for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -16.91 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.