The Democratic States of Swiftholm is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Tay with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 8.182 billion Swifties hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Welfare, Environment, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Swiftopolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 63.3%.

The thriving Swiftholmian economy, worth 635 trillion Soros Bucks a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 77,708 Soros Bucks, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it... Swiftholmian satellites can detect it, Bigtopian interference in domestic elections is always democratically sanctioned, the government keeps introducing new foreign species to combat the previous ones it has introduced, and the nation's gigantic air force is both respected and feared. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Swiftholm's national animal is the housecat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Swiftholm is ranked 17,238^th in the world and 1^st in Hemispheric Common Market for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 9,542.59 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.