The United Socialist States of Snalland is a titanic, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, unlimited-speed roads, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 12.222 billion Snallanders enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grande Snalland. The average income tax rate is 90.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Snallandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,011 trillion Dinars 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 Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Trout Farming. Average income is 82,781 Dinars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Extreme political groups are outlawed, white strait-jackets are the new orange jumpsuits, Leader panders to nontraditional families, and laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Snalland's national animal is the Western Rough-Shelled Snail, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Snalland is ranked 328,794^th in the world and 317^th in Aesica for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -10.66 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.