The Republic of New Cerata is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Il Congresso with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 5.975 billion New Ceratans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fiumenero. The average income tax rate is 75.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Ceratan economy, worth 714 trillion SCMUS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 119,660 SCMUS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign governments are looking into weaponizing the infamous New Ceratan bee, pawn shop reality shows dominate basic cable, families burn Il Congresso's latest official photograph to keep warm, and workers tend to schedule naps during all-hands meetings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Cerata's national animal is the coniglio, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

New Cerata is ranked 16,965^th in the world and 404^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,210.15 pounds of wildlife per square mile.