The Republik of Skantanja is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Sasha Melitka with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 3.255 billion Skantanens are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mifrija. The average income tax rate is 73.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Skantanjan economy, worth 84.8 trillion Pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Basket Weaving. Average income is 26,041 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary, former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, genetic researchers have been expelled, and vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Skantanjan mussels the biggest in Two. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skantanja's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Skantanen Christianity.

Skantanja is ranked 275,361^st in the world and 2,624^th in Two for Largest Black Market, with 54.2 billion Standard Monetary Units.