The Solidarist Parliament of Surry is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Brenden the Humble with an even hand, and remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, public floggings, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 11.801 billion Surrans 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Surrymere. The average income tax rate is 21.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Surran economy, worth a remarkable 1,415 trillion Sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 119,955 Sterlings, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, thousands of former pirates can be found peddling knockoff products in flea markets, and ranchers are adept at mimicking wolf attacks. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Surry's national animal is the Red Deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Surry is ranked 5,382^nd in the world and 1^st in Knights Hospitaller for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 8,232.21 on the Hickory Productivity Index.