The Mechanized Dominion of Candain is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Protector with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 15.132 billion Sprites are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Education, although Industry is also considered important, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Complex. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Night Sprite economy, worth a remarkable 6,945 trillion Ga Credits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 458,966 Ga Credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 4,298,555 per year while the poor average 4,133, a ratio of 1,039 to 1.

The most commonly-worn shoes are concrete ones, bounty hunters have been dispatched to hunt down rogue bounty hunters, women complaining about lack of opportunity are told to "man up", and medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, probably because of the absence of a police force. Candain's national animal is the Hatchlings, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Children of the Mother.

Candain is ranked 169^th in the world and 1^st in The Hole To Hide In for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 22,642.42 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.