The Republic of Cybelle is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Cybelle with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 6.693 billion Cybelleians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Starkhaven. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.4%.

The Cybellean economy, worth 532 trillion Belles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 79,532 Belles, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

Government agents stalk the aisles of grocery stores for out-of-stock medications, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, nude art is becoming wildly popular, and it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cybelle's national animal is the mabari war hound, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is To each his own-No national religion.

Cybelle is ranked 87,192^nd in the world and 1,897^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.58 law-abiding acts per hour.