The Allied States of Caethe Crybria is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its restrictive gun laws and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 919 million Caethe Crybrians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 30.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Caethe Crybrian economy, worth 18.1 trillion francs a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 19,687 francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Caethe Crybria's national animal is the penguin.

Caethe Crybria is ranked 274,405^th in the world and 1^st in Kuru for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,539.08 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.