The Most Pristine Republic of Canopytown is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.842 billion Canopitonians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Understory. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Canopitonese economy, worth a remarkable 1,534 trillion Leaves a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 141,515 Leaves, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader's used car is held together by bumper stickers that support the opposition, octogenarian swimsuit models insist that they've still got it, the nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free, and immigrants who carry knives on them are presumed to be chefs. Crime is totally unknown. Canopytown's national animal is the Canopynian Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Canopytown is ranked 38,549^th in the world and 2,590^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 78.43 law-abiding acts per hour.