The Federation of Certivia is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 250 million Certivians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 11.6%.

The Certivian economy, worth 14.3 trillion Certivian Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 57,077 Certivian Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Contestants on Certivia's Got Talent are screened by the government to make sure that they actually have talent, businesses are forced to bring all work back within the nation's borders, innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, and libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Certivia's national animal is the Great Certaria Orca.

Certivia is ranked 125,905^th in the world and 8^th in Neue Golden Sands for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 82.46 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.