The Jugoslavian Kingdom of Syldavya is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Helena with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.225 billion Zyldavs are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Klôw. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.6%.

The strong Zyldav economy, worth 397 trillion Khôrs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 76,009 Khôrs, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, holiday gift-giving is often peppered with songs of praise to morally-questionable televangelists, commemorative mugs remembering last year's Black Friday Crockery Riots are a best seller this year, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Klôw. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Syldavya's national animal is the Pelican, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Christianity.

Syldavya is ranked 230,653^rd in the world and 11^th in Suvo for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 699.33 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.