The Matriarchy of Smakin is a very large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 283 million Smakinites are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 68.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Smakinite economy, worth 5.25 trillion Krumbs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 18,538 Krumbs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Smakin's national animal is the Silent Squid, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Smakin is ranked 314,509^th in the world and 14,558^th in Lazarus for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -64.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.