The Republic of Cetary is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its absence of drug laws, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.11 billion Cetarians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Administration, although Industry, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of minmin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Cetaryian economy, worth 95.2 trillion minξs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 85,783 minξs, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 270,702 per year while the poor average 20,770, a ratio of 13.0 to 1.

Meetings are often scheduled for "about four-ish" following complete conversion to sundials, RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, Leader has just been declared ruler of Cetary in an international press conference, and collisions between bicycles and carnival floats are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cetary's national animal is the Cemaly, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cetary is ranked 94,758^th in the world and 3,178^th in Balder for Most Primitive, scoring 0.97 on the Scary Big Number Scale.