The Republic of Svedria is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Tristan Kynnø with a fair hand, and renowned for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.823 billion Svedris enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elsømanbynsia. The average income tax rate is 68.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Svedris economy, worth 143 trillion krynas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,716 krynas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Airplane passengers have been known to stuff pillows in their jackets to get extra arm room, every workday begins with group therapy, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, and patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Svedria" at foreigners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Svedria's national animal is the Eurasian forest reindeer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Svedria is ranked 92,049^th in the world and 815^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 90.04 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.