The United Socialist States of Simelia is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.348 billion Simelians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 83.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Simelian economy, worth 63.1 trillion Simeses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is 46,809 Simeses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, smoking is banned in public areas, and a weakened police force struggles to maintain law and order. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable 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 18,167^th in the world and 80^th in Refugia for Most Secular, with 58.15 Atheism Rate.