The Syndicalist Federation of Zelenaya Dolina is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by The Council of the Cantons with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.958 billion Dolinians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Artyopolis - Hokulani. The average income tax rate is 91.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Dolinian economy, worth 465 trillion Pacific Guilders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 117,553 Pacific Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The ongoing space elevator construction project has elevated the national debt to all new levels, droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, code enforcement officers circle wealthy Dolinians like vultures, and citizens have voted the song "The Council of the Cantons Smells Like A Phoenix" as their new national anthem. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zelenaya Dolina's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Zelenaya Dolina is ranked 277,135^th in the world and 5,835^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11.32 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.