The Free Land of Skype Tortoise is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning tortoise population. The hard-working population of 1.435 billion Skype Users 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 18.7%.

The Skype Userine economy, worth 62.9 trillion Skype emoticons a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 43,800 Skype emoticons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Skype Tortoise's national animal is the tortoise, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Skype Tortoise is ranked 162,779^th in the world and 2^nd in Fanned Turtles for Safest, scoring 57.19 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.