The Democratic Republic of Serkria is a large, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 96 million Serkrians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 23.8%.

The Serkrian economy, worth 4.32 trillion Serkrian marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 45,031 Serkrian marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, genetic researchers have been expelled, getting an autograph has become harder than ever, and nudity is frowned upon. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Serkria's national animal is the Bee, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Serkria is ranked 253,991^st in the world and 70^th in Waifu for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -33.28 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.