The Kingdom of Candarus is a titanic, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and complete absence of social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working population of 17.916 billion Candarians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Administration receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ontaria. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Candarusian economy, worth a remarkable 1,886 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 105,280 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness', a rusted hulk in Ontaria harbour has been voted the worst eyesore in Arconian Empire, pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, and the government is hounded to provide tissues whenever the feelings of the Dàguó people are hurt. Crime is relatively low. Candarus's national animal is the Grizzly Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Candarus is ranked 59,490^th in the world and 5^th in Arconian Empire for Largest Black Market, with 9.78 trillion Standard Monetary Units.