The Grand Republic of Castenor is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Arnoulet Vaillancourt with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working, democratic population of 9.85 billion Castenians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Evailles. The average income tax rate is 8.8%.

The strong Castentian economy, worth 597 trillion castens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 60,678 castens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Arnoulet Vaillancourt has just been declared ruler of Castenor in an international press conference, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, legislation sometimes has to battle through weeks of filibustering to pass, and politicians have seen a significant reduction in followers on their social media accounts. Crime is relatively low. Castenor's national animal is the rooster, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Castenor is ranked 222,935^th in the world and 111^th in Equiterra for Lowest Crime Rates, with 56.69 law-abiding acts per hour.