The Federation of Selvanika is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 465 million Selvanikans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 12.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Selvanikan economy, worth 30.3 trillion Selvanikan rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Average income is 65,240 Selvanikan rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The national census includes an opt-in to join the government-run dating service, many marriages go virtually unconsummated, young and brooding teens are welcomed with open arms to the Dogwarts School of Strangeness and Sorcery, and police officers often head to work wearing onesies and fluffy pink bunny-slippers. Crime is almost non-existent. Selvanika's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Selvanika is ranked 226,115^th in the world and 1,088^th in Europe for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -4.65 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.