The Republic of Slydonia is a fledgling, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 6 million Slydonians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 71.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Slydonian economy, worth 158 billion Romas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing and Tourism. Average income is 26,398 Romas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, bicyclists are banned from major roads, euthanasia is illegal, and it is illegal to make racist remarks in public. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Slydonia's national animal is the aquilla.

Slydonia is ranked 291,334^th in the world and 2,305^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Developed, scoring 47.31 on the Human Development Index.