Nation/Schvemminia

The Royal Commonwealth of Schvemminia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Sebastus Petrus VII with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, free-roaming dinosaurs, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.943 billion Schvemminians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Broken Hills. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Schvemminian economy, worth 382 trillion Steeles a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 197,004 Steeles, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 763,295 per year while the poor average 34,848, a ratio of 21.9 to 1.

Many aides in Sebastus Petrus VII's office are known to be serial jaywalkers, belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Broken Hills Times is sold out, and Sebastus Petrus VII is frequently seen begging critics to stop insulting the government. Crime is totally unknown. Schvemminia's national animal is the communist, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Schvemminia is ranked 34,744th in the world and 56th in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Nudest, with 184.75 Cheeks Per Square Mile.