The Democratic Republic of Silver-Tree is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Ruers with an iron fist, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, public floggings, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 10.166 billion Silvanians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tossa Delmar. The average income tax rate is 4.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Silvanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,750 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 270,597 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Replacement organs are grown in vats, the deaf are perplexed when the weather report tells them that the wind will be "bringing some rain along the Nazi ghosts", teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries, and repurposed warships fire swag at company promotional events. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silver-Tree's national animal is the Red Squirrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Farting.

Silver-Tree is ranked 4,019^th in the world and 1^st in The Conservative Democracies for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 10,579.69 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.