The Grand Commonwealth of Silverestone is a massive, genial nation, ruled by the First Silverestonean Triumvirate with a fair hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.226 billion Silverestoneans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Silvouriksbourg Citadel. The average income tax rate is 90.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Silverestonean economy, worth 116 trillion skryles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is 94,638 skryles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Psychiatrists that date patients are congratulated on their romantic conquests, intoxicated AI mobile platforms are sometimes seen crashing through windows instead of being crashed by them, women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms, and civil servants are no longer allowed to cross their t's. Crime is totally unknown. Silverestone's national animal is the salmon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is modern druidism.

Silverestone is ranked 6,902^nd in the world and 11^th in The League for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 5,522.17 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.