The Vrienden van de Goede Sint of De Sinterventie is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning steed of Saint Nicolas population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 29.903 billion De Sinterventieans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of the Castle of Saint Nicolas. The average income tax rate is 34.2%.

The strong De Sinterventiean economy, worth a remarkable 1,195 trillion chocolate coins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 39,979 chocolate coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

De Sinterventie has designated the Castle of Saint Nicolas as its capital city. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. De Sinterventie's national animal is the steed of Saint Nicolas, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

De Sinterventie is ranked 246,044^th in the world and 4^th in Sinterventie for Nicest Citizens, with 9.76 average smiles per day.