The Commonwealth of Chinono is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 454 million Chinonians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 17.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Chinonoan economy, worth 26.8 trillion coffees a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Retail. Average income is 59,137 coffees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, every workday begins with group therapy, student exchange programs are in trouble as everyone wants to leave but no-one wants to come, and government employees from Chinono dominate international lumberjack competitions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Chinono's national animal is the rabbit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Chinono is ranked 173,473^rd in the world and 2,515^th in the Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 55.68 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.