The Empire of The Southern Federation is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President Stanford with a fair hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, daily referendums, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 8.829 billion Southerners hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Richmond. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Southern Federationian economy, worth a remarkable 1,772 trillion Confederate Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 200,744 Confederate Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

The new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, Max Barry is this year's Miss The Southern Federation, Richmond's back alleys are rife with sausage eating, and Widow Twankey complains about being "cancelled". Crime is totally unknown. The Southern Federation's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

The Southern Federation is ranked 105,300^th in the world and 14^th in Dixie for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.25 law-abiding acts per hour.