The Holy Empire of Chong is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working, democratic population of 474 million Chongians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 21.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Chongian economy, worth 21.7 trillion yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,744 yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Glamping Chongians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, political detractors refer to Leader as 'that Bigtopian puppet', no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, and the government pours millions of yen into rehabilitation programs annually. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Chong's national animal is the frog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Chong is ranked 52,709^th in the world and 34^th in Ridgefield for Safest, scoring 101.99 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.