The Republic of Greater Cascade is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and sprawling nuclear power plants. The democratic, devout population of 244 million Greater Cascadeans 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 Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 12.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Greater Cascadean economy, worth 10.9 trillion Cascadian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,677 Cascadian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

NPCs in MMORPGs regularly interrupt cutscenes with OOC reminders that they aren't real people, excessive gerrymandering has earned Greater Cascade the nickname 'The Democratic Dictatorship', grumpy old house owners demand that pedestrians get off their footpaths, and popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs. Crime is almost non-existent. Greater Cascade's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Greater Cascade is ranked 130,247^th in the world and 158^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Safest, scoring 72.8 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.