The Grand Commonwealth of Silverestone is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by the First Silverestonean Triumvirate with a fair hand, and remarkable for its aversion to nipples, anti-smoking policies, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.328 billion Silverestoneans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Silvouriksbourg Citadel. The average income tax rate is 91.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Silverestonean economy, worth 130 trillion skryles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 98,212 skryles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, planespotters are emigrating in droves, Scoutmasters debate whether luxury log cabins defeat the purpose of camping, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silverestone's national animal is the salmon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Silverestone is ranked 67,962^nd in the world and 96^th in The League for Highest Average Incomes, with 98,212.46 Standard Monetary Units.