The Republic of Cambrea is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Jack Murray with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.098 billion Cambreans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bayport. The average income tax rate is 32.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Cambrean economy, worth 85.8 trillion Cambrean Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 78,109 Cambrean Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Parents dread their examinations more than their children, the thin blue line is composed of picketing police officers demanding better pensions, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and advertisers are struggling to make water sound cool to a twitchy public. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cambrea's national animal is the Monk Seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is None.

Cambrea is ranked 54,629^th in the world and 226^th in 10000 Islands for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 170.59 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.