The Federal Republic of High Candice is a huge, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, digital currency, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, devout population of 722 million Candiceans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scandilux. The average income tax rate is 52.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Candicean economy, worth 58.7 trillion Donnaires a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,330 Donnaires, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Daydreaming on public transport is considered impolite, the nation's hospitals are criticized for caring more about profits than patients, trolls insist that strings of racial slurs mean "good morning" in obscure languages, and passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. High Candice's national animal is the Ape, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

High Candice is ranked 173,616^th in the world and 6,747^th in Osiris for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 175.08 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.