The Combined syndicates of The Syndicalist Union of Sockovby is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Syndicate majority leader Igor Prozchek with a fair hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 5.959 billion Sockovbian love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chelyapol. The average income tax rate is 58.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Syndicalist Union of Sockovbyian economy, worth 387 trillion Drosks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,997 Drosks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Religious households enthusiastically use whips in private, there is a heavy social stigma attached to e-cigarettes, pet loving officers arrest citizens who don't give their dogs enough biscuits, and children are often punished for the sins of the fathers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Syndicalist Union of Sockovby's national animal is the Sockovian Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is State unaffiliation.

The Syndicalist Union of Sockovby is ranked 87,695^th in the world and 90^th in The Western Isles for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.