The Empire of Synarion is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 797 million Synarionians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 54.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Synarionian economy, worth 45.2 trillion Silver Leaves a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 56,734 Silver Leaves, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All screens are equal but some are more equal than others, an epidemic of unpopped kernels causes movie goers to gnash their teeth, would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here", and the price of freedom is about half a million Silver Leaves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Synarion's national animal is the Elk, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Synarion is ranked 63,933^rd in the world and 2,020^th in the South Pacific for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 3,972.68 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.