The Department of Cantal is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, restrictive gun laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.48 billion Cantaliens enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurillac. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.4%.

The strong Cantalien economy, worth 214 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 61,634 francs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 178,115 per year while the poor average 16,916, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

You can't spell society without CIS, it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, and abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cantal's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Cantal is ranked 62,531^st in the world and 5^th in Department Store for Most Patriotic, with 26.52 flags saluted per person per day.