The Benevolent Empire of Exedra is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Hypatia IV with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 16.74 billion Exedrans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lazernia. The average income tax rate is 1.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Exedran economy, worth a remarkable 5,608 trillion Cubits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 335,037 Cubits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers, the Exedran Intelligence Agency has put 'Project Quantum Refrigerator' on hold indefinitely, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, and former customs officers are adjusting to their new lives as market stall traders. Crime is totally unknown. Exedra's national animal is the Cowcat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Pantheistic Multiperson Solipsism.

Exedra is ranked 5,035^th in the world and 1^st in Golemlandia Exilis for Most Stationary, with 2,803.70653896 days.