The Commonwealth of Caerin is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Hadyn Schrum with a fair hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.346 billion Caerinians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karinstadt. The average income tax rate is 68.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Caerinian economy, worth 263 trillion thalers a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,760 thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political speeches that drill deep into bureaucratic fine detail could be said to be a little boring, rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million thalers of property damage, bouncers at the door of the sweet shop warn five-year-olds not to cause trouble, and exam halls are littered with used needles and empty pill bottles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Caerin's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Caerin is ranked 5,853^rd in the world and 22^nd in The Union of Democratic States for Most Pacifist, with 147.32 cheeks turned per day.