The Chiefdom of Copper Cuprum is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chief Deg with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, enslaved workforce, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 22.059 billion Copperites 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wa Deg. The average income tax rate is 61.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Copperite economy, worth a remarkable 1,981 trillion copper coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 89,841 copper coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Sometimes a whole prison wing will house a single prisoner, grinding bureaucracy has the international wheels of justice turning slowly, editorials that criticize the government are legally obligated to display the "pants on fire" warning, and prank shows are so hot right now. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Copper Cuprum's national animal is the hallucigenia, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Copper Cuprum is ranked 297,356^th in the world and 70^th in Esportiva for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 44.35 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.