The Most Serene Republic of The Cult of Persephone is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Soarise Doyle with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory vegetarianism, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 1.181 billion Cult of Persephoneans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kore City. The average income tax rate is 44.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Cult of Persephonean economy, worth 44.5 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,717 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways, being able to unblock a u-bend pipe is considered a universally essential skill, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, and Soarise Doyle claims tax rises are the result of 'curses'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Cult of Persephone's national animal is the Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Hellenistic Paganism.

The Cult of Persephone is ranked 117,477^th in the world and 196^th in Sophia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.08 law-abiding acts per hour.