The Socialist brazilian republic of Semelburg is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Commander with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.218 billion semelburgans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Social Policy, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Porto Alegre. The average income tax rate is 56.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The semelburgan economy, worth 271 trillion Pilas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 52,088 Pilas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, the nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy, and internet moderator is one of the most popular jobs among the nation's more socially awkward citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Semelburg's national animal is the Horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Semelburg is ranked 95,713^th in the world and 452^nd in The Leftist Assembly for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 957.78 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.