The Empire of Silvalbia is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 396 million Silvalbians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 24.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Silvalbian economy, worth 36.0 trillion Silmarks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 90,909 Silmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government has little issue with allowing its citizens to languish in foreign jails, Jack Russells have proven to be terrible spies, convicted felons are forced into slavery for their crimes, and foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silvalbia's national animal is the White Wolf, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Silvalbia is ranked 187,568^th in the world and 3,246^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.