The Sovereign Clans of Candy Van is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Kurogane Wolfram Grey with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 27.59 billion Can Vans are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hokum Tauten. The average income tax rate is 40.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Candy Vanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,157 trillion Humbugs a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 41,963 Humbugs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, political scientists despair as the national mascot election eclipses all others in voter enthusiasm, the military is on a massive recruiting drive in advance of an invasion of Brasilistan, and the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Candy Van's national animal is the Sugar Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Vanism Bushidō.

Candy Van is ranked 296,310^th in the world and 222^nd in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.49 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.