The New Republic of Silvamar is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 673 million Silvestrans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Barasèlô and Marcanova. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.3%.

The strong Silvestran economy, worth 36.8 trillion Bordelxas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Automobile Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 54,648 Bordelxas, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

Students are wary of colorfully decorated new teachers with names like Professor Pipsqueak, the government is slowly introducing social welfare programs, nudity is frowned upon, and Silvamar has designated Barasèlô and Marcanova as its capital city. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Silvamar's national animal is the Maidaçon, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Silvamar is ranked 23,224^th in the world and 376^th in The East Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,543.71 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.