The Matriarchy of Syranthial is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Mirtillo with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate population of 1.718 billion Syranthials are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Metropolis Luna. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Syranthialian economy, worth 100 trillion Pearls a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,496 Pearls, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, takeaway food bought on the weekend now comes with fifty percent more sweat and tears, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Syranthial's national animal is the Slugcat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Syranthial is ranked 289,359^th in the world and 15,419^th in Osiris for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -6.32 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.