The Commonwealth of Caerin is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Hadyn Schrum with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.017 billion Caerinians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karinstadt. The average income tax rate is 62.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Caerinian economy, worth 625 trillion thalers a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,202 thalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government spends billions to retrieve millions worth of asteroid gold, search-and-rescue organisations are the biggest employer in the country, volunteers are signing up to take arms against an incursion of flesh-eating zombies (Caerin has found 1 easter egg), and manufacturers of biodegradable plastics have to wait for months to show evidence of organic decomposition. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Caerin's national animal is the fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Caerin is ranked 15,163^rd in the world and 958^th in Lazarus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,051.24 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.