The Colony of Caverns is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 6.869 billion Spelunkers 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, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 49.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Cavernsian economy, worth 213 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,054 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No personal detail is too tiny for the suede-denim census police, tax assessment offices double as polling stations, a ban on robots in disguise has transformed the entertainment industry, and newly-peaceful nations are forced to use assault rifles as farming tools due to a lack of funds for purchasing anything else. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Caverns's national animal is the kangaroo.

Caverns is ranked 243,467^th in the world and 1^st in Carlsbad for Most Patriotic, with 6.55 flags saluted per person per day.