The Republic of Cassera is a mid-sized, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 69 million Casserans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.8%.

The strong Casseran economy, worth 4.79 trillion Sestertiuses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 69,422 Sestertiuses, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency, a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country, debate rages over whether ground fish guts can be spread on fields, and government-run screening operations remove embryos with severe genetic disorders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cassera's national animal is the Eagle.

Cassera is ranked 3,539^th in the world and 12^th in Fifth Empire for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7,029.64 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.