The Inland Pirate State of Of the river skunk is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Ziad Mukbeku with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, smutty television, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.624 billion skunkniks 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 Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of SS Dove. The average income tax rate is 57.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming skunknik economy, worth 419 trillion Gold medallions a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 115,883 Gold medallions, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The country is rumored to be a Brancalandian puppet state, entomologists flock to SS Dove for its remarkable gadfly population, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, and pieces of iron pyrite are believed to be worth their weight in gold. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Of the river skunk's national animal is the leopard, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is skunknik reformed church.

Of the river skunk is ranked 246,362^nd in the world and 498^th in Europeia for Largest Black Market, with 199 billion Standard Monetary Units.