The Armed Republic of Svanland is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Mikael Svan with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 16.4 billion Svanlandians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Environment, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Svancity. The average income tax rate is 93.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Svanlandian economy, worth a remarkable 2,797 trillion Pissetassars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 170,567 Pissetassars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Billions of Pissetassars are being blown on orbital weapons development, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, diaper ads feature vertically-challenged adults wearing bootees, and military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Svanland's national animal is the Kakstare, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Svanland is ranked 35,158^th in the world and 303^rd in the West Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 35.08 flags saluted per person per day.