The Republic of Ciocanesti is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, daily referendums, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 184 million Ciocanestians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 18.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ciocanestian economy, worth 10.7 trillion LEIS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 58,328 LEIS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, Maxtopian Grass flags adorn every college dorm room, almost all of the nation's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices, and evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right. Crime is almost non-existent. Ciocanesti's national animal is the bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ciocanesti is ranked 62,066^th in the world and 624^th in the West Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 4,232.54 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.