The Republic of Siegel is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 743 million Siegelians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.2%.

The strong Siegelian economy, worth 48.8 trillion francs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 65,694 francs, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Siegel's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Siegel is ranked 23,691^st in the world and 1^st in Georgetown for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 6,687.51 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.