The Republic of Cypheri is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Douglas J Hunley with an even hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, cheerful population of 21.679 billion Cypherians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zion. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Cypherian economy, worth a remarkable 7,295 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 336,527 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Some Cypherian athletes have defected to Blackacre after being denied the chance to compete in international sporting events, economic output is rising as the chronically depressed are persuaded not to burden society, the government is plagued with uncertainty, and the sound of office water cooler chatter has been replaced by the whirring of computer cooling fans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cypheri's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Science.

Cypheri is ranked 244,917^th in the world and 1,456^th in the South Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 207 billion Standard Monetary Units.