The Holy Empire of Scardinius is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor B with an iron fist, and renowned for its parental licensing program, sprawling nuclear power plants, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.834 billion Scardinians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kaas City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Scardinian economy, worth a remarkable 3,691 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 340,759 Credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,140,496 per year while the poor average 3,723, a ratio of 843 to 1.

Theft is considered to be okay if the crime happened a long time ago, shaken martini sales have soared in nations surrounding Scardinius, jail house rock has been replaced with jail house golden oldies, and colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scardinius's national animal is the Cobra, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Scardinian Christianity.

Scardinius is ranked 1,365^th in the world and 1^st in Grand Oaks for Most Corrupt Governments, with 422.13 kickbacks per hour.