The Armed Republic of Simard is a small, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 26 million Simardians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.1%.

The Simardian economy, worth 1.43 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,078 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.5 times as much as the poorest.

Coat closets are being re-branded as bedrooms, travel bureaus double as recruiting centers for national intelligence agencies, greenhouses are regularly raided by the police, and the government is spending serious cheddar protecting sewer rats. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Simard's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Simard is ranked 104,028^th in the world and 754^th in the West Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 837.4 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.