The United Royal Confederacy of Canineia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by King Fluffy with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.395 billion Canineians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canidae Harbour. The average income tax rate is 38.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Canineian economy, worth 83.3 trillion Caners a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 59,717 Caners, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Tabloids coo over King Fluffy's expected child, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, inheritance tax has recently been abolished, and strip mining of rare earth metals is up while back problems are down. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Canineia's national animal is the Canine, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Nationalism.

Canineia is ranked 59,446^th in the world and 2,908^th in The North Pacific for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 1,030.72 Tourists Per Hour.