The United Imperial Dominions of Canton Empire is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Emperor Justinian I of Piedmont with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 21.726 billion Cantonese hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canton. The average income tax rate is 70.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Cantonese economy, worth a remarkable 2,793 trillion Canton Dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 128,568 Canton Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One does not simply walk into the tundra, future leaders of Canton Empire regularly dismiss pressing political issues when available options don't conform to their worldview, children's bedrooms are often decorated with posters of successful accountants, and the reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Canton Empire's national animal is the Byzantine Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cult of the One True God.

Canton Empire is ranked 191,769^th in the world and 26^th in Saint Osmund for Most Corrupt Governments, with 1.78 kickbacks per hour.