The Shikikan of Republic of Sord1and is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Anton Rayne with a fair hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 966 million Sords hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holsord. The average income tax rate is 65.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sordish economy, worth 92.4 trillion Sordish Rens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Tourism, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,679 Sordish Rens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, even religious militants can be swayed by the power of #love, and rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Republic of Sord1and's national animal is the goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Republic of Sord1and is ranked 243,002^nd in the world and 3,688^th in The North Pacific for Fattest Citizens, with 7.71 Obesity Rate.