The Republic of Svallen is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by President of the Republic Mats Åkerlund with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 7.033 billion Svallenneses are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Söderlund. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.0%.

The frighteningly efficient svallenese economy, worth a remarkable 3,578 trillion Svärs a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 508,748 Svärs, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,731,560 per year while the poor average 49,440, a ratio of 55.2 to 1.

The internal market is thriving, a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal, it's considered a civil right to be allowed to neglect and mistreat your own children, and transgender and agender are on the education agenda. Crime is totally unknown. Svallen's national animal is the swallows, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Secularism.

Svallen is ranked 32,046^th in the world and 23^rd in Calme Ybovien for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.59 law-abiding acts per hour.