The Republic of Cities is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its smutty television, parental licensing program, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 8.269 billion Citiesians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital City. The average income tax rate is 72.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Citiesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,300 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 157,297 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Executions are marked by quiet dignity and maybe a final round or two of whist, doctors who mutter "Oh my God" often lose their medical license, death row inmates cower in fear at the phrase "one-year anniversary", and there's more vermin than ever on the metro. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cities's national animal is the AK-47, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Cities is ranked 20,823^rd in the world and 277^th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 89.15 law-abiding acts per hour.