The Republic of Skovdeland is a huge, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 303 million Skovdelandians 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 large, well-organized government prioritizes Education, with Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 68.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Skovdelandian economy, worth 28.0 trillion SEKS a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 92,246 SEKS, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rupert Bear is considered to be the most risqué TV programme in Skovdeland, too many developers spoil the codebase, the government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector, and Max Barry is this year's Miss Skovdeland. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skovdeland's national animal is the Moose, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Skovdeland is ranked 13,185^th in the world and 3^rd in Morpheus for Safest, scoring 117.87 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.