The Matriarchy of Citherst is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, public floggings, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.376 billion Citherstians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government is dominated by the Department of Industry, although Administration, Law & Order, and Defense are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Citherstian economy, worth 239 trillion guilders a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 173,944 guilders, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,569,515 per year while the poor average 2,348, a ratio of 668 to 1.

The nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, no one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore, politicians are losing their jobs in a plan to make the government 'leaner and fitter', and childish pranks are no laughing matter. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Citherst's national animal is the kangaroo, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Citherst is ranked 92,187^th in the world and 364^th in Concord for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,204.64 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.