The Cotton Belt of Suthesia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Governor Miles Raleigh with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 19.696 billion Suthesians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gulf Breeze. The average income tax rate is 67.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Suthesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,574 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,927 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Street preachers spend more time condemning government bureaucracy than passers-by, most pop videos prominently feature the Suthesian flag, the examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, and the government is deliberately installing bloatware onto computers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Suthesia's national animal is the alligator, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Christianity.

Suthesia is ranked 33,542^nd in the world and 1^st in Southern Confederacy for Safest, scoring 107.88 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.