The Republic of Cassiopeia 046 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its smutty television, ubiquitous missile silos, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.034 billion Cassiopeia 046ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Healthcare also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 58.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Cassiopeia 046ian economy, worth 519 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 103,115 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The upper class have been throwing riots after hunting was recently banned, 4-year-olds studying for their mathematics exams are anxious that they will be unemployable in adulthood if they fail, hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", and trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cassiopeia 046's national animal is the cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cassiopeia 046 is ranked 35,476^th in the world and 2,331^st in Balder for Largest Black Market, with 50.9 trillion Standard Monetary Units.