The Constitutional Monarchy of SPHRANTZES is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Constantine XII Paleologos Dragases with an even hand, and notable for its digital currency, infamous sell-swords, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 9.038 billion SPHRANTZESians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lynx. The average income tax rate is 83.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient SPHRANTZESian economy, worth a remarkable 1,344 trillion LEI a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 148,781 LEI, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Replacement organs are grown in vats, weekly religious services often resemble campaign rallies, one-stop superstores divide and conquer family businesses, and government crews work tirelessly to retake the suburbs from organized packs of raccoons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SPHRANTZES's national animal is the Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Byzantyne Orthodox.

SPHRANTZES is ranked 16,172^nd in the world and 286^th in the West Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,176.82 pounds of wildlife per square mile.