The Republic of The Cerberus union is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Flintheart Glomgold with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.235 billion Cerberians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hades. The average income tax rate is 42.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cerberus unionian economy, worth 135 trillion Jades a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 109,975 Jades, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Supermarket milk is a shear-thickening fluid that can stop small-caliber bullets, sports journals are full of uplifting puff-pieces on professional boxers, little children cry as their rainbow drawings are seized by the Straight-Thought Police, and the government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Cerberus union's national animal is the Marine iguana, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Bibble.

The Cerberus union is ranked 41,036^th in the world and 3^rd in Access The Axis for Safest, scoring 105.22 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.