The Album of Speak Now is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 4.168 billion Speak Nowians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 43.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Speak Nowian economy, worth 109 trillion Swifts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 26,181 Swifts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Speak Now's national animal is the Meredith, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Speak Now is ranked 115,501^st in the world and 4,848^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 75.79 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.