The Most Serene Republic of Crucifer is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Daikon with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 1.928 billion Brassicans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Healthcare, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brussels. The average income tax rate is 68.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Cruciferian economy, worth 93.3 trillion Cabbages a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,366 Cabbages, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Undersea volcanoes receive strongly worded letters for violating environmental regulations, orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, there's no representation without taxation, and politicians who misplace decimal points on expense reports are fired for gross incompetence. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crucifer's national animal is the Horseradish, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cultivation.

Crucifer is ranked 152,741^st in the world and 6,312^th in The East Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 62.36 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.