The Democratic Republic of Succedania is a massive, genial nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, vat-grown people, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.026 billion Succedanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Meira. The average income tax rate is 58.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Succedanian economy, worth 225 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,448 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend, the arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place, refugees from other nations are flocking to Succedania's border, 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. Succedania's national animal is the lobster, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Succedania is ranked 272,736^th in the world and 3,363^rd in the West Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 0.69 flags saluted per person per day.