The Republic of Second Skin is a huge, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning lion population. The hard-working population of 963 million Second Skinians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 16.7%.

The Second Skinian economy, worth 44.2 trillion francs a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 45,948 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Second Skin's national animal is the lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Second Skin is ranked 308,767^th in the world and 1^st in Cherkasy Oblast for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -8.42 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.