The Republic of Cembar is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 269 million Cembarians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 26.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Cembarian economy, worth 12.6 trillion Cembarian Crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,833 Cembarian Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, tampons are used as cheap fishing bobbers, and the tax department is having withdrawal symptoms. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cembar's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cembar is ranked 216,280^th in the world and 174^th in Karma for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -4.47 on the Clooney Contribution Index.