The Incorporated States of Scheldten is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9.709 billion Scheldtenians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Defense, although Healthcare, Welfare, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The very strong Scheldtenian economy, worth 460 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is 47,469 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 173,537 per year while the poor average 9,210, a ratio of 18.8 to 1.

Tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests, surveillance cameras are banned, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and calling dibs is an unalienable right. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Scheldten's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Scheldten is ranked 65,748^th in the world and 1^st in Antwerp for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,086.95 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.