The Great Republic of Segesta is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Cosimo II with an even hand, and remarkable for its teetotalling pirates, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.843 billion Segestans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Segesta. The average income tax rate is 90.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Segestan economy, worth 697 trillion Crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,539 Crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A The North Pacific Tourist Association survey has rated Segesta #1 for number twos, the nation's green cities are indeed concrete jungles, children seem to be getting better at lying these days, and Bigtopian interference in domestic elections is always democratically sanctioned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Segesta's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Monotheism.

Segesta is ranked 53,321^st in the world and 1,789^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.