The Republic of Casidgastes is a huge, pleasant nation, remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, enslaved workforce, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 415 million Casidgastesians 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, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22.6%.

The Casidgastesian economy, worth 18.7 trillion baht a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Gambling, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 45,094 baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Monarchs only get custody of the royal crown on holidays and weekends, armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough, girls in elementary school classes gaze longingly at boys playing tag, and would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here". Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Casidgastes's national animal is the swan, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Casidgastes is ranked 232,769^th in the world and 10,080^th in Osiris for Largest Populations, with 415 million capita.