The United Socialist States of Socialist Republic of Sordland is a huge, safe nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 459 million Sords 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 Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holsord. The average income tax rate is 71.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Sordish economy, worth 29.6 trillion Sordish Rens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 64,594 Sordish Rens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, bris parties are all the rage, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, and troublemakers just happen to be reassigned to distant mining operations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Socialist Republic of Sordland's national animal is the Goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Socialist Republic of Sordland is ranked 36,122^nd in the world and 1,283^rd in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 776.24 pounds of wildlife per square mile.