The United Socialist States of Simelia is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 785 million Simelians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 82.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Simelian economy, worth 14.2 trillion Simeses 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 18,122 Simeses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Art is not complete without a touch of alizarin blood and titanium sweat, mandatory electronic currency is a boon for credit card companies and government surveillance, t-shirts displaying a photo of Leader performing the Full-Monty are selling out, and the government is proudly free of crabs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Simelia's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Simelia is ranked 168,376^th in the world and 124^th in Refugia for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 270.49 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.