The Kingdom of Spertyga is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 280 million Spertygans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 41.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Spertygan economy, worth 16.6 trillion Phorjs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,134 Phorjs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, all you have to do is pray to get into Spertyga, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, and visiting dignitaries often end up cuddling in the hot tub with Leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Spertyga's national animal is the Swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Spertyga is ranked 241,449^th in the world and 81^st in Iris for Largest Populations, with 280 million capita.