The Most Pristine Republic of Canopytown is a gargantuan, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.959 billion Canopitonians 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 medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Understory City. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Canopitonese economy, worth a remarkable 1,609 trillion Leaves a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 146,868 Leaves, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, the contraband cigarette trade is lighting up across Canopytown, tourists call Canopitonese beach towns "the fine coastline", and even secular Canopitonians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!". Crime is totally unknown. Canopytown's national animal is the Canopynian Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Canopytown is ranked 42,422^nd in the world and 2,137^th in Lazarus for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 712.75 on the Clooney Contribution Index.