The High Athelingric of Camberus is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Asher Wiley with an iron fist, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, frequent executions, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.987 billion Camberusians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Osearwynn. The average income tax rate is 71.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Camberusian economy, worth a remarkable 1,156 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 144,798 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The overhead luggage compartment is often full, welfare recipients frequently parlay checks into homelessness, tombstones are ten feet high to accommodate the names of inhabitants, and some say that Asher Wiley can't handle the truth but can handle truth-seekers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Camberus's national animal is the snow leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Adoptionism.

Camberus is ranked 149,759^th in the world and 1^st in Camberus for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 495.32 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.