The Protectorate of Castle In Confidence is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Servant James Ruche with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 4.177 billion Castle In Confidenceans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Confidentia. The average income tax rate is 35.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Castle In Confidencean economy, worth 172 trillion Lunaires a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,219 Lunaires, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Every week is blindness awareness week, nose plugs are the latest Castle In Confidencean fashion accessory, new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Castle In Confidence to be bombproof, and old warplanes and tanks that break down can't be repaired since no one makes the parts anymore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Castle In Confidence's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Castle In Confidence is ranked 113,057^th in the world and 3,515^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.