The Dictatorship of Simbas is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Wolfgang Heiß with an iron fist, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.083 billion Simbasians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Simbansstadt. The average income tax rate is 74.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Simbasian economy, worth 737 trillion ottas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,013 ottas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Graverobbers claim they're acting within the interest of 'scientific preservation', the roundel of the Simbasian Air Force has become an internationally recognized symbol of destruction, politicians tend to speak more loudly and slowly these days, and the nation's mettle is about to be tested. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Simbas's national animal is the löwe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Volk der göttlichen Aneinanderreihung.

Simbas is ranked 43,850^th in the world and 2,414^th in Lazarus for Most Cultured, scoring 73 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.