The Hellscape of Skebdeland is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Radi Atom with an iron fist, and notable for its parental licensing program, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.261 billion Skebdelandians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of HolSkibidia. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Skebdelandian economy, worth 629 trillion Uranium-coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 192,999 Uranium-coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach, billion-Uranium-coin sentient AI killbots roll through the streets dispensing hot dogs and T-shirts, museums stand half-empty as all foreign exhibits are returned to their countries of origin, and edutainment video games are taking Skebdeland's students to the next level. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skebdeland's national animal is the Ray-Cat, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Cult of the radiation.

Skebdeland is ranked 196,005^th in the world and 25^th in Merkopa for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3.13 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.