The Commonwealth of Quendell is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its avant-garde cinema and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working population of 789 million Quendellians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The minute government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Education, although Defense and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Environment receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.1%.

The strong Quendellian economy, worth 33.9 trillion Tibets a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Average income is 43,002 Tibets, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

This year's televised Budget Forecast has been cancelled because there was already one last year, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, Moby Dick can only be sold by pornographers, and hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Quendell's national animal is the horse, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Quendell is ranked 214,365^th in the world and 10^th in The Southern Lands for Most Authoritarian, with 532.12 milliStalins.