The Grand Duchy of Cieran is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Grand Duke Kemrii with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 10.5 billion Cierans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eoin City. The average income tax rate is 63.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Cieranian economy, worth 949 trillion Ciarks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 90,407 Ciarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nations that kill a Cieran can expect a strongly worded letter, an online tea-bagging epidemic is getting worse and (meta)worse, grocery stores can be audibly identified by the giggling emerging from them, and the government is promoting multicultural values with the new 'Just Be Nice, OK?' initiative. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cieran's national animal is the White Stag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Adaonism.

Cieran is ranked 177,212^th in the world and 6,675^th in Osiris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 32,998.88 Standard Monetary Units.