The Commonwealth of Cherush is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, keen interest in outer space, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.41 billion Cherushians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cherus. The average income tax rate is 17.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Cherushian economy, worth 216 trillion Concentrations a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,649 Concentrations, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Every child sleeps with a gun to protect themselves from the monster under the bed, terrorists are on a first name basis with the officials that stamp their passports, nervous homeowners have been blamed for rising death rates amongst carol singers and locksmiths, and airplanes have giant grilles on their noses to knock drones out of their path. Crime is well under control. Cherush's national animal is the Yoda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cherush is ranked 261,380^th in the world and 42^nd in Angelic League for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 733.2 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.