The Holy Empire of Slither io is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, smutty television, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.902 billion Slither ioans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 34.2%.

The strong Slither ioan economy, worth 105 trillion baht a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,412 baht, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread, many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them, foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, and school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Slither io's national animal is the snake, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Slither io is ranked 54,931^st in the world and 405^th in 10000 Islands for Safest, scoring 101.46 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.