The People's Republic of Silver Scale is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, hard-working population of 2.702 billion Silver Scaleans 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, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.9%.

The strong Silver Scalean economy, worth 152 trillion Lire a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 56,183 Lire, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, old people living in plastic bubbles complain about a new type of social isolation, the Silver Scalean delegation to the World Assembly is having a hard time convincing people that international law will "pay for itself somehow...", and bus ads propagandize causes ranging from sexual revolution to religious pogroms. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silver Scale's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Silver Scale is ranked 38,953^rd in the world and 331^st in Europeia for Nicest Citizens, with 18.66 average smiles per day.