The Zen State of Xilften is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its infamous sell-swords, ban on automobiles, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 34.241 billion Xilftenians 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.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, corrupt individuals juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Industry. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Xilftenian economy, worth a remarkable 4,563 trillion downloads a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Gambling, Soda Sales, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 133,282 downloads, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government's stance on marriage is 'Let Xilftenians marry themselves', the School of Hard Knocks is receiving record application numbers., listless juries are assembled for the simplest of court cases, and winceyette robes are a popular wedding gift. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Xilften's national animal is the griffon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Zen Buddhism.

Xilften is ranked 322,740^th in the world and 12^th in The Sweet Ubiquity for Nicest Citizens, with 0.36 average smiles per day.