The Commonwealth of Silverbend is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, humorless population of 1.99 billion Silverbendians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 67.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Silverbendian economy, worth 251 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,145 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

You can touch grass without leaving your computer, the Police Surveillance Unit's motto is "Gotta Catch 'Em All", students abandon classrooms for online education, and shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silverbend's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Silverbend is ranked 25,672^nd in the world and 86^th in Starlight for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 264.69 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.