The United Kingdom of Socialist State of Desert is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 134 million Socialist State of Desertians 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 Welfare, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 69.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Socialist State of Desertian economy, worth 1.32 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 9,821 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The official Socialist State Of Desertian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, euthanasia is legal, military funding has been stripped back, and Honey Bees are considered a delicacy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Socialist State of Desert's national animal is the Honey Bee, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Socialist State of Desert is ranked 236,301^st in the world and 142^nd in Lands End for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 678.69 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.