The Republic of Xiaocai is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 592 million Xiaocaians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caity. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.8%.

The powerhouse Xiaocaian economy, worth 47.4 trillion OvOes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is 79,988 OvOes, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life, religious organizations are being forced to leave the country or pay income taxes like everybody else, and flu research is commonly shut down for fear of creating a superbug. Crime is relatively low. Xiaocai's national animal is the Orz, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Xiaocai is ranked 257,744^th in the world and 9,387^th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 61 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.