The Empire of Great Cane is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Cornelius with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 3.482 billion Canish are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bourge. The average income tax rate is 69.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Canish economy, worth 450 trillion Cane Coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,457 Cane Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The blood, sweat, and tears of poor Canish make research institutes rich, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police, and increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Cane's national animal is the Gold Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Church of Cane.

Great Cane is ranked 219,278^th in the world and 1,088^th in Europe for Nudest, with 97 cheeks per square mile.