The Dictatorship of Szei is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Uszelot Riszei with an iron fist, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, sprawling nuclear power plants, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.543 billion Szeians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Usze. The average income tax rate is 94.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Szeian economy, worth 728 trillion Swes 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. 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 an amazing 286,630 Swes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The police think a properly conducted criminal investigation is a real pain, an underground movement of cigarette smokers has sprung up in response to a government ban, the nation's new foreign policy of 'very disproportionate retribution' has its neighbors on edge, and anti-environmentalist dissidents must beware of government plants in their midst. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Szei's national animal is the Octopus, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Szeiruchism.

Szei is ranked 328,736^th in the world and 14^th in The Axis of Evil for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -14.14 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.