The Democratic Republic of Chaopia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The President with a fair hand, and notable for its smutty television, sprawling nuclear power plants, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 34.8 billion Chaopians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Healthcare, and Social Policy are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chaopia City. The average income tax rate is 93.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Chaopian economy, worth a remarkable 5,881 trillion merls a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 169,005 merls, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore, scientists are terrified of fabulous new breakthroughs, consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, and you can touch grass without leaving your computer. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chaopia's national animal is the emperor penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Chaopia is ranked 1,451^st in the world and 1^st in Discworld for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 32,210.47 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.