The Empire of Kanedian is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 10 million Kanedianians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.2%.

The strong Kanedianian economy, worth 673 billion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 67,319 euros, with the richest citizens earning 6.2 times as much as the poorest.

There is something rotten in the state of Kanedian, extreme political groups are outlawed, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Kanedian's national animal is the Panda, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Kanedian is ranked 186,441^st in the world and 205^th in Starlight for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 31.56 on the Bus Surprisal Index.