The Great Civilization of The Ctan is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the people with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 31.703 billion Ctani 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, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tephet-Sheta. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Ctanian economy, worth a remarkable 8,838 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 278,784 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The suicide rate mysteriously skyrockets during census years, trespassers entering the people's office are immediately vaporized, schools offer a range of lessons in subjects as diverse as The Economics of Bullying for Lunch Money, and Ctanian farm salmon are known for being both horribly diseased and remarkably acrobatic. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. The Ctan's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

The Ctan is ranked 73^rd in the world and 1^st in The Mictlan System for Most Efficient Economies, scoring 100 on the Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index.