The Community of The Cen Sprue is a very large, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 130 million Sprueski enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 70.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Censki economy, worth 3.20 trillion bonds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 24,583 bonds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat, families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs, helping grandma with her Misgendering 101 homework is a national rite of passage, and people make a career out of medical voyeurism. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Cen Sprue's national animal is the honeybee, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Cen Sprue is ranked 267,934^th in the world and 4,240^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 766.27 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.