The Republic of Scovald is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, devout population of 496 million Scovaldians 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 large, moralistic government prioritizes Administration, with Healthcare, Spirituality, and Defense also on the agenda, while Social Policy isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Underground city 47. The average income tax rate is 39.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Scovaldian economy, worth 26.2 trillion Scovaldian Jors a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,761 Scovaldian Jors, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

School lockers are filled with fancy underwear, teddy bear James Dean (aka "the Rebel Without the Claws") helps convince kids that candy cigarettes are cool, black tea is only available on the black market, and jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scovald's national animal is the Feldfer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Scovald is ranked 278,975^th in the world and 5^th in Scandwell for Nicest Citizens, with 1.19 average smiles per day.