The Incorporated States of Siphon is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 608 million Sipholiates enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital District 0. The average income tax rate is 34.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Siphonian economy, worth 67.7 trillion wagecreds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 111,288 wagecreds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done, the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme, producers insist that movie stars wear crash helmets in every scene, and private digital records now come with a convenient "download" button. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Siphon's national animal is the bulls-eyed cockatoo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Siphon is ranked 67,187^th in the world and 61^st in Horizon for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 4,238.35 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.