The Confederacy of Seredio is a tiny, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 14 million Seredians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 64.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Seredioan economy, worth 572 billion Seredis a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,830 Seredis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Compassion shrinks as tax rebates grow, air purifiers fight smoke machines on Seredioan stage setups, Seredians are regularly fired for looking at MyFace during their lunch breaks, and phone taps are frequently carried out by the police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Seredio's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Seredio is ranked 296,930^th in the world and 150^th in Albastru for Smartest Citizens, with 7.19 quips per hour.