The Armed States of Skalliad is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the 27th President William Shepard with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 891 million Skalliadians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skallia. The average income tax rate is 68.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Skalliadian economy, worth 156 trillion AS dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 176,038 AS dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Paper and ink publications are subsidised by the government to keep them in the black, if there's something strange in your neighborhood you call Brancaland, the nation's counterintelligence budget is all up in the air, and the government props up questionable pizza establishments in the name of health. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Skalliad's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Skalliad is ranked 35,885^th in the world and 225^th in Europe for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,639.6 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.