The Democratic Republic of Silver-Tree is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Ruers with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 14.038 billion Silvanians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chef Field. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 2.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Silvanian economy, worth a remarkable 4,429 trillion Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is an amazing 315,512 Pounds, with the richest citizens earning 6.3 times as much as the poorest.

Government agents stalk the aisles of grocery stores for out-of-stock medications, convicted felons are forced into slavery for their crimes, court cases mostly involve lawyers shouting questions at witnesses giving silent shrugs, and facial disfigurement is a leading cause of supervillainy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silver-Tree's national animal is the Red Squirrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Flatulence.

Silver-Tree is ranked 239,027^th in the world and 5^th in The Conservative Democracies for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 175.05 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.