The State of Cedar Johnston is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 24.857 billion Cedar Johnstonians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The very strong Cedar Johnstonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,116 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 44,922 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 305,419 per year while the poor average 2,413, a ratio of 126 to 1.

All tariffs have been abolished, the streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, Cedar Johnston has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Cedar Johnston in an international press conference. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Cedar Johnston's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Cedar Johnston is ranked 289,518^th in the world and 9^th in Minsk for Lowest Crime Rates, with 33.05 law-abiding acts per hour.